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Lardizabalaceae
Chocolate vine
Akebia quinata
Also known as Akebia quinata var. diplochlamys, Akebia quinata var. polyphylla, Akebia quinata var. yechi, Akebia
Native Plants · Climbing · Vine · Fragrant · Chocolate · Scented · Hardy · Screening · Trellis · Deciduous · Spring
This vigorous climbing vine thrives in partial shade with consistent moisture during the growing season. Provide sturdy support structures as it can reach 15-20 feet and may need annual pruning to control spread. Hardy in USDA zones 4-8 with fragrant chocolate-scented flowers in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Austria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Japan, Kentucky, Korea, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle
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