Opopanax chironium
Opopanax chironium
Opopanax chironium
Opopanax chironium
Opopanax chironium
Sweet Myrrh, Bisabol Myrrh, Perfume Tree
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Description
Opopanax chironium, also known as Chiron's Opopanax, is one of these superb umbellifers, somewhat in the line of the great fennel to which it resembles, however not or little used in gardens. This large perennial is truly spectacular, especially in June-July, when it emerges from the surrounding scenery by launching sturdy stems over 1.5 metres (5 feet) high carrying umbels loaded with numerous small yellow flowers. This plant, widely used in perfumery, only requires sunlight to flourish. It will be perfect in a naturalistic garden, a garden without watering, or in a large rockery among other giants.
Opopanax chironium is a large herbaceous perennial with a thick and woody stump belonging to the Apiaceae family (formerly Umbelliferae), just like celery, fennel, and carrot, which also bear inflorescences in umbels. This Opopanax is native to the Mediterranean region, but also to Syria and Lebanon. In France, it grows spontaneously on the arid hillsides of Provence, up to Castellane, but also in the departments of Hérault, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales.
The plant develops to form a bushy clump between 60cm (24in) and 1.5 metres (5 feet) high, sometimes more. It has a sturdy stump that produces large and long basal leaves, thickly divided into finely toothed lobes, of medium green colour with a hairy underside. In summer, between June and July, a solid stem 2cm (1in) in diameter, adorned with greatly reduced leaves, emerges from the foliage clump. It branches out and bears several compound umbels of numerous small yellow flowers. When the base of the stem is split, a fragrant sap escapes from the wound. By drying it in the sun, an oleoresin called opoponax is obtained, used in perfumery but also in aromatherapy.
Opopanax chironium is a beautiful plant that loves heat, for sunny beds or rockeries, in a rustic or naturalistic style. It pairs well with tall grasses (Stipa gigantea, Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea), but also with other giant and airy perennials like Ferula communis, bronze fennel, mulleins, Cephalaria gigantea, or tall thistles (Alpine blue thistle, Cardoon, Globe artichoke thistle), Pink or white Pampas grass, rose mallows, Helianthus salicifolius, and many more. It can easily be integrated into a dry garden or a large Mediterranean-style slope, accompanied by lavender, rockroses, and rosemary.
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Opopanax
chironium
Apiaceae
Sweet Myrrh, Bisabol Myrrh, Perfume Tree
Mediterranean
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Opoponax chironium is a hardy and drought-resistant plant, easy to grow in any well-drained soil, even rocky and dry. It tolerates clay soil as long as it is sloping, i.e. well-drained, and exposed to full sun. It requires no maintenance and faithfully blooms every year once well established.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.