About
Convolvulus arvensis is a perennial wildflower indigenous to various regions, characterized by its sprawling stems that can cover bare soil or climb adjacent vegetation. The plant features small, greyish-green leaves that are either oblong or shaped like arrowheads. During the summer months, it produces flowers that range from white to pale pink, measuring up to 2.5 cm in diameter.
About the genus
Convolvulus comprises annuals, perennials, or shrubs that can grow upright or in a scrambling manner. The leaves may be simple or divided palmately, and the flowers are typically solitary or grouped, featuring an open funnel shape.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Climbing, Matforming, Trailing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Occurs naturally in farmland and other cultivated areas, roadsides, rough grassland and waste ground. A tough survivor that may need to be controlled in some areas of the garden, but can be tolerated in wilder spots for its attractive flowers and biodiversity value. See bindweed for more information
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Spreads from underground sections of stem and roots, or by seed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free