Silk Vine

Silk Vine (Periploca) - P. graeca is a hardy shrubby climber of the Stephanotis order, excellent for walls, arbours, trellises, and the like, but owing to the somewhat unpleasant odour of its flowers should not be planted against a dwelling-house. Its long slender stems and branches form a dense mass, and at midsummer are covered with brownish-red velvety flowers. Seeds or layers. S. Europe.