Scientific Name
Periploca serpium

Common Name
Chinese silk vine

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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