Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Also known as
Bearbine, Bethbine, Cornbine, Morning Glory, Devil's Guts, Creeping Jenny, European Bindweed, Bindweed, Common Bindweed, Lesser Bindweed, Perennial Morningglory, Small Bindweed, Smallflowered Morningglory, White Convolvulus, Wild Morning-Glory, European Morning Glory
Full Sun
Easy care
Light watering
Frost Hardy
4a-8b
USDA zone
-34°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
---|---|---|
2m | Max | 1m |
1m | Min | 30cm |
1 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has no fragrance


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Field Bindweed Overview
Convolvulus arvensis is commonly known as field bindweed. It is a prolific weed that usually attacks fields and roadsides but can also be a major problem in garden lawns. Climbs by twisting its stems around which makes it especially hard to remove from anything that it climbs. Has beautiful white or pink trumpet-shaped flowers and arrow-shaped leaves. Very similar in appearance to hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium.
How to harvest Field Bindweed
Not usually harvested
How to propagate Field Bindweed
Seed
Scatter seed on moist compost or soil. Seeds readily germinate.
Rhizomes
Bindweed will quickly spread through rhizomes.
Cuttings
Propagate by seed sown outdoors in mid spring for hardy plants or under glass in spring for tender plants, perennials and sub-shrubs by softwood cuttings in late spring or summer.
Special features of Field Bindweed
Attractive flowers
Ground cover
Drought resistant
Other uses of Field Bindweed
Found on waste ground.