species
Akebia quinata
Chocolate vine
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Akebia quinata belongs to the family Lardizabalaceae, also known as Chocolate vine, introduced to the UK. It reaches 10 m tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from April to May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 10 m tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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