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Convolvulus cneorum
Silverbush · Shrubby convolvulus
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
15–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 8–10
Click count
122
Observations
757
Description
Source: leafsnapConvolvulus cneorum, the silverbush or shrubby bindweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, which contains many plants described as "bindweed". The Latin specific epithet cneorum is a word of Greek origin referring to a small olive-like plant, possibly a species of Daphne.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–35°C
Ideal temperature: 15–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Convolvulus
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-10
- Mature Height
- 46 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 0.61 m to 1.22 m
- Leaf Color
- Green, Silver, Gray
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Croatia, Albania, Tunisia, Italy
Tags (7)
Common Names (2)
en Silverbush
en Shrubby convolvulus