🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Skirret
Sium sisarum
vegetables
Perennial
Apiaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate to High
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Deep, moist, rich
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
36-60 in
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Asparagus
Perennial vegetable companions
🤝 Bean
Nitrogen-fixing companion for this medieval root
🤝 Comfrey
Comfrey feeds skirret's nutrient needs
🤝 Pea
Cool-season companions before skirret takes off
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Medieval favorite - clusters of sweet white roots. Emperor Tiberius demanded it as tribute.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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