Convolvulus cneorum
Convolvulus cneorum
Genus: Convolvulus
Species: cneorum
The Latin translation of the word Convolvulus relates to the twining nature of some of the plants in the Genus.
Category: Shrubs
Height: 0.70 m (70 cm)
Spread: 1.00 m (100 cm)
Form: Evergreen shrub
Hardiness: Hardy to -5C
Sun/Shade: Full sun for best floral display
Soil Type: Poor to moderately nutritious soil
Drought Tolerance: Drought tolerant (when established)
This cultivated relation of Bindweed is a small shrub. It has thin, lance-shaped, evergreen leaves that are silvery in colour due to the minute hairs that cover the leaf surfaces. <b> Convolvulus cneorum
</b> has characteristic, bindweed-like, funnel-shaped white flowers that have yellow centres and open from pink buds. The flowering period is long, starting in spring and lasting throughout summer. Native to the Mediterranean
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