Convolvulus virgatus Seeds | Twiggy Bindweed
LATIN NAME: Convolvulus virgatus
COMMON NAME: Twiggy Bindweed
Plant Profile
Twiggy Bindweed (Convolvulus virgatus) grows as an evergreen shrub, native to dry, sunny places of the Mediterranean and the south-western Asia, while it is grown as a treasured plant of dry garden. In the morning glory family it is the twiggy, grey-green shrub of the dry garden, a plant that borrows the family’s trumpet flowers and sets them on a desert-tough frame. At maturity it stands about One metre. Through the flowering season it keeps visiting bees well supplied. Plants that offer this much while asking this little are rare enough to treasure.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the Convolvulus group regularly include Convolvulus virgatus in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. Twiggy bindweed appears in dry-land ecology papers of the Mediterranean and the south-western Asia, and botanists have mapped its place in morning glory family and dry shrubland flora. Breeders and collectors still work with it, so well-kept seed remains available.
Uses & Benefits
Twiggy Bindweed works well in borders, containers and dedicated beds. In dry garden, twiggy bindweed is grey-green shrub of sunny slope. Its trumpet-shaped flowers feed bees, and twiggy, semi-evergreen growth gives dry border and rock garden a fine, neat presence. It is treasured for summer display of small, white trumpets and easy ways in sharp, well-drained ground. Routine care after establishment is refreshingly light.
Bindweeds include medicinal relatives like scammony, once a famous strong laxative resin; garden convolvulus are grown for their silvery foliage and morning blooms.
Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Twiggy Bindweed under ordinary good conditions. Broadcast the seed thinly over a fine, free-draining compost, sieve a little more compost on top, and water with a fine rose. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
Being an evergreen shrub, it asks for a permanent spot and repays it yearly. Twiggy Bindweed earns its space through character rather than fuss. It is generous with beginners and their occasional misjudgements.
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