Scientific Name: Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus

Common Name: blushing bindweed

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Convolvulaceae

Form Description: Slender trailing/twining plant. Lower leaves arrowhead-shaped, upper leaves narrow and linear.

Flowers: Solitary, pink or white. Petals join to shape of funnel, 20mm diameter.

Fruit: Papery capsule – 6-8mm, round. Seeds black/dark brown, hard, 4 per capsule.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartKingboroughNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasman
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationGrassland
Habitat Notes

Common in dry, open and grassy places and roadside banks.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Needs well-drained, sunny situation. The roots are edible, but not particularly tasty.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Plants difficult to find when not in flower. Propagation from seed or cuttings. Capsules turn tan-brown and brittle when mature. To extract seed, dry and crush pod. Sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Notes

Nick thick seedcoat with razor blade to depth of 1mm as a pre-treatment to germination, or dry heat at 60-70°C for 30 minutes.

Germination Time

2-3 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings.