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Christina Websell wrote:

Are you sure it's bindweed and not its more desirale cousin, Ipomoea
indica? I wonder what the neighbours are/were growing!

The leaves are wrong (I. indica's are darker, duller and mostly
ivy-shaped) and the stems are a bit too 'translucent'. It also doesn't
grow from deep roots but a rootstock.

As Robert says, it's almost certainly a greater bindweed of sorts;
as you say, a very attractive plant but a terrible thug.

It needs to come up for that reason but I haven't forgotten my neighbour
saying "I have a wonderful lily climbing up my hedge."
I suppose it all depends how you view it.

Quite :-)

If they weren't so invasive, most of the bindweeds and dandelion
would be grown as garden plants, and probably have special varieties
developed by enthusiasts!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.