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Scientific Name
Calystegia soldanella
Family Name
CONVOLVULACEAE
Common Name
Sea Bindweed
Status
Rare
Height
Flowers
Funnel-shaped white, pale pink or purplish flowers with yellow centres, 2.5-4cm long.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Trailing or twining perennial herb with slender, far-spreading rhizomes. Stems branched, trailing and prostrate, up to 50cm long. Leaves are kidney or heart-shaped.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Latrobe
Communities
Habitat Notes
Coastal sands in the North East, granite soils and coastal grasslands which have been grazed.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagation by seed, division of runners and suckers. Tolerant of high salt loads and dry conditions. Dispersed by ocean currents and found on coastlines around the world. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds are large and easily collected.
Seed Treatment Method
Soaking
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Nick seed to a depth of 1mm, treat with dry heat at 60-70 degrees for 30 minutes or soak for 16 hours in warm to hot water.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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