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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Calystegia soldanella is a PERENNIAL CLIMBER growing to 0.6 m (2ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Convolvulus soldanella.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses:
Young shoots - cooked as a vegetable or pickled and used as a samphire substitute[2, 105]. Caution is advised since the plant might have a purgative effect[173].
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Medicinal Uses
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Antiscorbutic Diuretic Febrifuge Irritant Purgative Vermifuge
Antiscorbutic, diuretic, febrifuge, irritant, purgative and vermifuge[218].
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Other Uses
String
The stems are very flexible and are used as a string for tying[66]. Fairly strong but not long-lasting[K].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Easily grown in ordinary well-drained garden soil in a sunny position[1, 200]. This species is very difficult to establish successfully in the garden[1].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame in a free draining compost and only just cover. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 3 months at 15°c[138]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in early spring whilst dormant[200].
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Iran (north), Lebanon, Turkey, Georgia, Russian Federation (Kurile Islands (south)), China (Fujian Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku), Taiwan NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (British Columbia (west)), United States (Oregon (west), Washington (west), North Carolina (east), California (west)) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Ecuador (Galápagos), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Chile, Uruguay AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales (east), Queensland (southeast), Victoria), New Zealand EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Ukraine (Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Algeria (north), Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa (Western Cape)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(L.)R.Br.
Botanical References
17200
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