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root layer
skirret
sium sisarum
the medieval root crop worth reviving: sweet perennial roots that fatten in damp ground, and umbels the beneficial insects work all summer.
functions
food cropinsectary
light
part shade
moisture
moist
soil
rich and damp; a pond-margin neighbour
season
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for skirret — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see skirret on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around skirret
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- root
- skirret — the anchor
- herbaceous
- fennel
works inside: rain garden · pond-edge guild
design patterns using this plant