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Carl Farmer |
Rare on waste ground, preferring light soils. Flower diameter c 16-28 mm Skye ID: Unlike Calystegia species, the 5 short sepals at the base of the flower are not enclosed in 2 large bracts. Instead there are two short bracts on the stalk some distance below the flower. Other features: Flowers white or pink or a striped combination of both, scented. Leaves and anticlockwise-twining stems like Calystegia species. More often found sprawling on ground with nothing to climb on than Calystegia species, but will climb on bushes or railings (pic below left) when gets the chance. |
