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chocolate vine

Akebia quinata

Fragrant

Genus: Akebia
Family: Lardizabalaceae
Common Names: akebia

About this plant

Semi-evergreen climber about 10m tall, with rounded dark green leaves, blue-green below, composed of five leaflets and tinted purple in winter. Fragrant reddish-purple flowers, in racemes 12cm long, produced in early spring are sometimes followed by purple sausage-shaped fruits to 10cm in length

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

A climber that thrives with any good garden soil in sun or part shade. Fruit - needs long hot summers to fruit well and two plants of the same species to ensure cross pollination

Pruning

Pruning group 11 after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed, softwood cuttings or layering

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

PrairieWall TrainedMediterranean

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years