Calystegia sepium

Calystegia sepium hedge false bindweed

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is native to PA Synonyms:   Convolvulus sepium
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At first glance, this plant resembles a morning glory, but its leaves tell a different story, displaying either arrowhead or spade shapes. The tubular flowers, typically white but occasionally pink, have five fused petals and a calyx covered by two bracts. The flowers grow all along the stem from leaf axils.

Hedge bindweed blooms from early June through September. Unlike many vines, it lacks tendrils and instead climbs over surrounding plants. Its flowers open with the sun and tend to stay closed on overcast days. Each delicate flower graces us with its beauty for just a single day. 

Common in fields, forest edges, and waste grounds.

Present throughout the state.

Wetland codes
EMP: FAC
NCNE: FAC



Flowers June to September.

Flowers  trumpet-shaped, tubular corolla white to pink; 5 fused petals; 1.5 to 2″ across & 3″ long; peduncles from many nodes; 2 green bracts around calyx

Leaves  large, hastate(arrow-shaped); on long stalks; 2-5″ long; entire, smooth; sharply pointed tip

Stems  twining or trailing (no tendrils); branched; smooth to hairy; avg 10 feet

Fruit  rounded capsule with few seeds

Height  10-15 feet

S-rank:  S5 (Secure)
G-rank:  G5 (Secure)

Calystegia sepium hedge false bindweed

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is native to PA
Synonyms:   Convolvulus sepium
Calystegia sepium gallery
Plant Life-Form
perennial herbaceous vine
Common Names
hedge false bindweed hedge bindweed wild morning-glory