Hairy bindweed
Hairy bindweed, Freeman's Wood, Lancaster
Large flowers - up to 9cm across
Stamens and stigmas
2 broad stigmas above the 5 anthers
Flowers with large bracts
Calystegia pulchra
Convolvulaceae
June to October
Thinly scattered throughout, but more common in the Northwest
It is a naturalised garden escape, growing on hedges and waste ground. Only recognised in the wild since the mid 1950s.
Hairy bindweed is a climbing perennial, scrambling up to 3m.
The flowers are striking and colourful. They are up to 9cm across with a funnel-shaped pink corolla, and a yellow centre surrounded by white. Anthers and stigmas are also white. The 2 stigmas are broadish and rise above the anthers.
The flowers have large arrow-shaped bracts below them.
Flower stems are downy or slightly hairy.
Leaves are also arrow-shaped.
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Hairy bindweed, Freeman's Wood, Lancaster
Large flowers - up to 9cm across
Stamens and stigmas
2 broad stigmas above the 5 anthers
Flowers with large bracts
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