Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Convolvulus L. [617]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Bind weed

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Convolvulaceae

family_ja: ヒルガオ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 250 species of upright, climbing, or scrambling annuals and perennials, and evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, occurring in diverse habitats in subtropical and temperate areas. They have mostly entire leaves and produce solitary or clustered, funnel- or trumpet-shaped flowers. Grow in a rock garden, on a sunny bank, or in a mixed or herbaceous border. In frost-prone areas, grow half-hardy and frost-tender species in a temperate greenhouse. In areas with cold, wet winters, grow C. cneorum and C. sabatius in containers, and move them into a cold greenhouse in winter. Species with running rootstocks can prove invasive.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed of annuals in situ in mid-spring, or in autumn with cloche protection in frost-prone areas. For perennials, shrubs, and subshrubs, sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring; root softwood cuttings in late spring or greenwood cuttings in summer. Divide perennials in spring.

pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites and aphids under glass.

description_ja:

comment: Cosmopolitan

comment_ja: セイヨウヒルガオ，サンシキアサガオ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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