Chocolate vine
Akebia quinata (cream-flowered)
Common Name: Chocolate vine
Genus: Akebia
Species: quinata (cream-flowered)
Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs
Height: 10.00 m (1000 cm)
Spread: 2.00 m (200 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: March to May
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Semi Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Bronze, Green, Purple
Flower Colour: Cream
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Has fragrant flowers/foliage, Has interesting/colourful ornamental fruit
The mid green leaves of this semi-evergreen climber are tinged with purple in winter and emerge flushed with bronze in spring. It makes an ideal backdrop for the scented cream coloured flowers. This unusual semi-evergreen climber is excellent for training against walls or up a pergola and in a warm summer large sausage-shaped fruit may form.
- Garden care: Prune back after flowering where necessary.
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