General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 1 to 2 feet
Plant Spread: Stems prostrate to twining with a spread of 2 to 4 feet.
Leaves: Other: Variable, ovate-elliptic to triangular-lanceolate or narrowly oblong with projecting basal lobes; dense, fine hairs on both surfaces
Fruit: Other: Globose capsules, each containing 1 to 4 black seeds.
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Other: white to light pink, often with red center.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Texas Bindweed
  • Bindweed
  • Gray Bindweed
  • Hoary Bindweed
  • Possession Vine

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Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Gila National Forest, New Mexico
Date: 08.08.2021
Roadside bloom at 6000 feet

Date: 2021-06-09

Date: 2021-05-15
Texas Bindweed

Photo courtesy of: davidbygott
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Jan 11, 2022 8:47 PM concerning plant:
    Range: throughout. Additional info: Bindweed's very deep roots make it a troublesome weed difficult to eradicate.

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