The periploca requires well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade for optimal growth. Special care points include the need for regular pruning to manage its vigorous growth and frequent monitoring for pests. This plant can be challenging to care for due to its specific environmental and maintenance needs.
Watering schedule: Every 3 weeks
Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
| Care Difficulty | Hard |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Watering Schedule | Every 3 weeks |
| Sunlight Requirements | Full sun |
| Soil pH | 6-7.5 |
| Hardiness Zones |
5-9
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Chinese silk vine (Periploca sepium) is a deciduous shrub that can grow from 1.8 to 3 m tall. Blooms in summer with fragrant clusters of green and purple flowers that grow along a flowering stalk. It thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Silk vine is a popular ornamental choice for gardeners who plant it in cottage and informal gardens and on border walls. As its name, Silk vine, suggests, this species is an excellent climber and looks lovely on an obelisk. Silk vine's sap and fruit are highly poisonous, so avoid ingestion.
The plant is a shrub and can grow up to 2 metres. Its leaves are lanceolate or. Its stems grow up to 15 cm and is about 1 cm thick. Its petals are oblong at the end and has a yellowish-green colour at its ends, inside, it is brown. Its seed pods are long and pointed-like at the ends. Its chromosome number is 2n = 22.
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