Plants : ConvolvulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Calystegia pulchra Brummitt & Heyw.

Hairy Bindweed

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Calystegia pulchra

Description: An introduced species, probably brought in as an ornamental for gardens, and usually not far from houses in its 'wild' situations. Perhaps the most attractive of the bindweeds. A vigorous twining herbaceous perennial with a large, bright pinkish-lilac flower. Rarer than other hedgerow bindweeds.

All names: Calystegia pulchra Brummitt & Heyw.; Calystegia sepium ssp. pulchra (Brummitt & Heyw.) Tutin nom.inval.; Calystegia dahurica auct. non (Herbert( Don.; Volvulus dahuricus (Herbert) Junger

Distribution Map from NBN: Calystegia pulchra at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Calystegia pulchra at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Calystegia pulchra. Brummitt & Heyw.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4025. Accessed on 2026-11-02.