Hedge Bindweed
Taken at Ardmore Point on 15th September 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Ardmore Point on 14th August 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Hedge Bindweed
Hedge Bindweed.
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AKA: 		Calystegia sepium.
Solanales.
Convolvulaceae.
Herbaceous perennial.
Rutland beauty,bugle vine, heavenly trumpets, bellbind
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 Thrives in fields, borders, roadsides and open woods.
Late spring to the end of summer.
Can spread outwards by 2m or more in a single season.
Because of its quick growth, clinging vines and broad leaves, it can overwhelm and pull down cultivated plants including shrubs and  small
trees. It's aggressive self-seeding (seeds can remain viable as long as 30 years) and the success of its creeping roots (they can be as long as 3–4 m) cause it to be termed as a persistent weed.