Hedge Bindweed

Plant Info

Also known as:	Hedge False Bindweed
Scientific name:	Calystegia sepium
Family:	Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae)
Life cycle:	perennial
Origin:	native
Habitat:	sun or part shade; fields, edges of woods
Bloom season:	summer, fall
Plant height:	3 to 10 foot vine
USDA PLANTS database:	Minnesota county distribution map
Spotted in Ramsey County at:	Long Lake Regional Park

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Detailed Information

Flower:

2 to 3-inch long funnel-shaped flower. Each flower is 5 petals fused together with a yellow center; petal color ranges from pure white to pale pink or lavender. A flower usually lasts only 1 day. They open in the morning and close in the afternoon, but may stay open all day if the temperature is just right.

Leaves and stem:

Leaves are up to 5 inches long and 3 inches across with smooth edges, typically arrowhead-shaped, and sparsely arranged up the stem. The plant lacks tendrils, so the stem wraps around other plants for support.

Notes:

Hedge Bindweed is often seen climbing up shrubs, fences and in open fields. It is similar to Field Bindweed, but with larger flowers and leaves.

More photos

• vine climbing up a tall blade of grass
• vine entwined around the remains of a dead tree

More white wildflowers. All photos taken at Long Lake Regional Park, New Brighton, MN, June-July 2006.

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