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

Calystegia occidentalis