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Field Bindweed
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Arrowhead shape leaves.
Stems: Smooth, 2 to 7 feet long. Vine-like growth habit.
Flowers: Pink-white flowers.
Roots: creeping root. May access sub-soil moisture during droughts.
Comments: Fall spraying most effective. Repeat applications often needed. Control often requires several years.
Control
Foliar Herbicides: Products that contain 2,4-D and dicamba (Weed-B-Gone Max, Trimec, WeedStop, and others), quinclorac (Drive), fluroxypyr (Spotlight).
Soil Herbicides: For landscapes, isoxaben (Gallery or Portrait) may provide suppression of new plants germinating from seed.