Calystegia occidentalis

$7.00$8.80

We do not take online orders for plants. Please come in to the nursery, call or email: (510) 234-2222 or sales@thewatershednursery.com

Share this page

Western chaparral morning-glory

This trailing or climbing perennial vine behaves itself in the garden as it is deciduous and dies back each year.

In the spring, the vine will grow to several feet in a matter of a few months producing a flower show of large white, funnel-shaped flowers

Makes a living fence here at the nursery. In the wild, this plant is found on dry slopes, chaparral, and pine woodlands.

Flowers from May to August.

Sun: Full sun

Water: Light, Moderate

Soil: Loam

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees

 

Container

D-40-O, D-40, D-40S, D-40S-o

Ecological Value

Western morning-glory is a good nectar source for moths and butterflies.

Historical Uses

The Karok people used the plant as an aphrodisiac.

Distribution

Grows throughout California, except the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.

Elevation

between 0 and 8500 feet

Communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Pine Forest

Habitat

Slopes, ridges and chain link fences (at The Watershed Nursery)