Apiaceae
Skirret
Sium sisarum
Also known as Sium sisarum var. vulgare, Pimpinella sisaroidea, Sium podolicum, Crummock
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Root-Vegetable · Heirloom · Edible-Root · Heritage-Vegetable · Temperate · Cool-Season · Apiaceae · Cottage-Garden · Perennial-Vegetable · Historical
Skirret is an old-fashioned root vegetable with sweet, parsnip-like roots that prefers moist, fertile soil in a cool temperate garden. Plant in a spot with partial shade to full sun and keep the soil consistently moist throughout the growing season. Harvest roots in autumn after the first frost for the best sweetness and flavour.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; water thoroughly and avoid letting roots dry out completely · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Romania, South European Russi
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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