Family Index

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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