Convolvulus cneorum 'Snow Angel' (Shrubby bindweed 'Snow Angel')

Botanical name

Convolvulus cneorum 'Snow Angel'

Other names

Shrubby bindweed 'Snow Angel', Silvery bindweed 'Snow Angel', Silverbush 'Snow Angel'

Genus

Convolvulus Convolvulus

Variety or Cultivar

'Snow Angel' _ 'Snow Angel' is a compact, mound-forming to spreading, evergreen shrub with narrowly oblong, silvery, grey-green leaves and, from late spring into summer, pink buds opening to funnel-shaped, pink-flushed, white flowers with yellow centres.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Compact, Spreading

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Colour

Flower

White in Spring; White in Summer

Foliage

Silvery-grey, Grey-green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Glasshouse red spider mite

General care

Pruning

Deadheading will prolong flowering.

Propagation methods

Seed

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Convolvulus cneorum 'Snow Angel' (Shrubby bindweed 'Snow Angel') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

City, Beds and borders, Gravel, Containers

Cultivation

Grow in gritty, well-drained soil in a sheltered spot in full sun. Good for containers grown in a gritty loam-based soil.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Convolvulus cneorum 'Snow Angel' (Shrubby bindweed 'Snow Angel')

Common pest name

grape ground pearl

Scientific pest name

Margarodes vitis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

5

General biosecurity comments

Main pathway; Vitis spp. plants for planting; already prohibited. However; further consideration of other pathways is required.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Convolvulus cneorum 'Snow Angel' (Shrubby bindweed 'Snow Angel')

Common pest name

Scientific pest name

Epicauta atomaria

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

1

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

South American blister beetle; affecting solanaceous crops which (as plants for planting) are prohibited from entering the UK.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/