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Chinese Silk Vine Periploca sepium

Phonetic Spelling
per-RY-ploh-kuh SERP-ee-um
Description

Chines silk vine is grown for its showy dark green shiny leaves that remain green until leaf drop.  It has malodorous purple flowers.  The fruit and sap are poisonous.

 

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Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#deciduous#deciduous vine#malodorous
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#deciduous#deciduous vine#malodorous
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Periploca
    Species:
    sepium
    Family:
    Apocynaceae
    Climbing Method:
    Twining
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Vine
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Growth Rate:
    Rapid
    Texture:
    Coarse
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Color:
    Gold/Yellow
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Green
    Purple/Lavender
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Fragrant
    Flower Shape:
    Star
    Flower Description:
    Dark purple outside and greenish inside, ill scented flowers.
  • Leaves:
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Problems:
    Malodorous