Scientific Name
Periploca serpium
Common Name
Chinese silk vine
Vines for the Southeast
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Hardiness Zone:
6-8
Habit:
Deciduous
Growth Rate:
Rapid
Texture:
Coarse
Height:
10'
Exposure:
Sun
Climbing Method:
Twining
Flower/ Fruit:
Star-like, dark purple outside and greenish inside, ill scented flowers; yellow fruit
Comments:
Grown for dark green shiny leaves that remain green until leaf drop; fruit and sap are poisonous
Cultivars:
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