General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: Trails or climbs 1-3 feet or more
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Common names
  • Downy Calystegia
  • Short Haired Calystegia
  • Japanese Bindweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Calystegia pubescens
  • Synonym: Convolvulus japonicus

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
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Date: c. 1847
illustration by S. Holden from 'Paxton's Magazine of Botany', 184
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When grown in a pot, the emerging growth appears at the perimeter
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-04-18
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-04-18
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-04-18

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