About
This evergreen shrub, reaching up to 60 cm in height, features a compact, bushy form and silky, silver-green foliage. During late spring through summer, it showcases numerous funnel-shaped white blooms measuring up to 4 cm in diameter. Once established, it exhibits good drought resistance.
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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Mediterranean climate plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in poor to moderately fertile, gritty, well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered site
- Pruning
- Prune back hard in early spring to maintain a compact shape
- Propagation
- Propagate by cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- honey fungus (rarely)