Periploca graeca
| Periploca graeca | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 30' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Periploca graeca (common name: silk vine)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division of roots in the spring as soon as new growth commences[2][3].
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 10cm at a node or preferably with a heel, singly in pots of sand[2]. Fair to good percentage[3].
Layering in September/October. Takes 6 months. High percentage[3].
Cultivation: Easily grown in any fertile soil in a sunny position[2][4]. Succeeds in sandy soils[1].
A very ornamental plant, it is hardy in most parts of Britain[5].
A climbing plant that supports itself by twining around other plants etc[4][6].
Plants do not normally require pruning[6].
The powerful scent of the flowers is considered to be unpleasant by some people[1] and pleasant by others[7].
Range: S.E. Europe to W. Asia.
Habitat: Woods, thickets and riverbanks[8].
Medicinal: Cardiac, diuretic, stimulant, tonic.[9][10].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: The sap and the fruit is poisonous[2][4][11].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Grey-Wilson, Christopher and Victoria Matthews. Gardening on Walls. Collins, 1983.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.