Convolvulus althaeoides seeds grow into the mallow bindweed or mallow-leaved bindweed — a perennial climbing or trailing plant native to the subtropical biome from Macaronesia and the Mediterranean Basin east to Chad. Described by Linnaeus. The epithet althaeoides means 'resembling Althaea' (mallow), referring to the deeply divided, mallow-like leaf lobes. Bears solitary, long-stalked funnel-shaped pink flowers (3–4 cm) on climbing or scrambling stems; deeply lobed, almost finger-like leaf shape. Note: in current classification, the genus Calystegia is subsumed within Convolvulus. Family Convolvulaceae.Full sun; well-drained soils; warm Mediterranean to subtropical conditions; drought-tolerant. Perennial climbing or trailing plant. Suitable for banks, walls and ground cover in warm-climate gardens. 'Althaeoides' = resembling Althaea/mallow (lobed leaves); L. (Linnaeus); pink solitary funnel flowers; drought-tolerant Mallow bindweed; deeply fingered leaf lobes; Mediterranean to Chad; warm subtropical climber Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Chad — subtropical biome; perennial climber/trailer Genus Convolvulus: ~227 species; bindweeds; cosmopolitan; Family Convolvulaceae; Order Solanales Full sun; well-drained soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean; perennial climber; Convolvulaceae Convolvulus althaeoides — the mallow bindweed — graces the scrubland and garrigue of the Mediterranean with its delicate pink funnel flowers and deeply fingered grey-green leaves, a drought-tough perennial native to the region's warm, dry subtropics from the Canary Islands east to the edge of the Sahara. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
