About
Convolvulus minor Panorama Group consists of robust, upright hardy annuals characterized by a vibrant assortment of large, trumpet-like blooms that rise above a dense foliage of green leaves, reaching heights of up to 30 cm. These plants exhibit a wide spread and produce flowers continuously for more than two months during the summer season.
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
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in poor to moderately fertile, gritty, well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead to prolong flowering
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, in mid-spring, sowing outside directly into flowering positions
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- honey fungus (rarely)