"Natalie" wrote in message
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| I'm afraid I am a bit of a novice here. Do you happen to know if it is a
| 'weed' or
| actually a plant that people grow purposely?
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| Don't apologise for your lack of knowledge...we all had to start at the
| beginning ;-)
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| The common name Bindweed is a true description of this plant. It twines
| round anything it can and tends to strangle it. Therefore it is normally
| treated as a weed, although it is pretty when it is in flower ;-)
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| Also, do you know if it would grow in a shaded area?
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| It will grow anywhere!
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| Natalie
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Thanks for the reply Natalie,

The location of this plant would be on my landing which is a private apartment block.
There are no other plants for it to 'strangle'. I liked the flowers and was hoping that it
would grow wild in the north-facing shaded area that I may put it in.

It would be planted in a long trough kind of pot against a wall with no direct sun...
probably with wires for it to cling to.

Do you think it would flower in constant shade (albeit quite a bright area) and will it
look okay in the winter; will the leaves wither and die or will they still look fairly
attractive?

Once again, many thanks )

Paul.