General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Bees
Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Taiwanese Chocolate Vine
  • Akebia
  • Long Raceme Chocolate Vine

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author--peganum, Small Dole, England

Date: 5-2015
author--peganum, Small Dole, England
Uploaded by robertduval14

Date: 5-2014
author--peganum from Henfield, England

Date: 5-2011
author--Steve Law

Date: 5-2015
peganum from Small Dole, England

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