Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium
Hedge bindweed has pointed leaf tips and larger leaves and flowers than
field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Hedge bindweed leaves
Photo: Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
Field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Field bindweed leaf and flower (notice green flower bracts
at the base of the flower)
Photo: Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, Bugwood.org
Field bindweed foliage
Photo: Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, Bugwood.org
Life cycle: perennial vine with deep fleshy rhizomes
Growth habit: vining and more likely to climb than trail
Reproduction: seeds and rhizomes
Conditions that favor growth: found in landscapes nurseries; on fences and hedges; thrives in rich, moist areas
Cultural control: dig up and remove from area as soon as possible after germination; collect and discard all parts of stem as they easily set new roots