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Scientific Name

Calystegia sepium

Family Name

CONVOLVULACEAE

Common Name

Great or Swamp Bindweed

Status

Rare

Height

3-4m

Flowers

Funnel-shaped flowers usually white, sometimes tinged with pink, which open during the day and close at night.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Large perennial creeping herb with rhizomes and stolons, and slender, twining stems which climb up to 4m over supporting plants. Leaves 4-10cm long with sharp tip.

Municipalities

Georgetown; Launceston

Communities

Habitat Notes

Riverbanks and forest margins, especially in the Tamar in the north of the state.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

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

Large seeds which are 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.

Cutting Notes