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Chocolate Vine | Akebia quinata

A unique climber with a delicious fragrance

Grown by Mollie

Cheltenham

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Chocolate Vine | Akebia quinata | On a 90cm cane in a 3L pot Climbing Plants
Chocolate Vine | Akebia quinata | On a 90cm cane in a 3L pot Climbing Plants

£30

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The highlights

  • Happy in full sun to partial shade
  • Train to cover walls, fences and trellis
  • Flowers from March to May
  • Purple-brown flowers with a warm spicy scent

Description

  • An unusual climbing plant with beautiful purple-brown flowers that have a spicy fragrance with a hint of vanilla and chocolate and attractive, bright green, three-lobed leaves with a purple tinge in winter
  • In warm summers it can produce large pink oval fruits - but only if you have two Akebia plants that can cross-pollinate
  • Flowers from March to May
  • A vigorous semi-evergreen twining climber which is ideal for training on a wall or pergola
  • Low maintenance - Akebia is pest and disease resistant and needs no feeding or pruning
  • Please Note: Our climbers are pruned back each winter, and some during the summer, so you may find at certain times of year they do not cover the whole 90cm cane. This is intentional to ensure the best growth when you plant out

What To Expect

Supplied as:

3L potted plant
3L poly-pot. This plant is supplied in a 3L Poly-Pot, which is approx 19 x 13cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic than traditional pots and can be recycled easily.
3L potted Plants

Height on arrival:

20-90cm inc. pot
The height of your plant will be dependent on the time of year and pruning cycle. All climbers arrive on a 90cm bamboo cane.
20-90cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

10m

Eventual spread:

2m
Spreads approx 2m
2m
Spreads approx 2m

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Red, Purple
Chocolate scented purple-red flowers
Red, Purple
Chocolate scented purple-red flowers

Habit:

Climbing
A vigorous, twining climbing shrub which can be grown on walls, fences, trellises and pergolas
Climbing
A vigorous, twining climbing shrub which can be grown on walls, fences, trellises and pergolas

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H6 - hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
Fully hardy
H6 - hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)

Rootstock:

Spacing:

1.5m
Plant 1.5m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Akebia is rarely bothered by pests or diseases

Water regularly at first

Water frequently when your plant is newly planted and getting established. After that, water during dry spells and avoid the soil drying out.

Full sun to partial shade

Akebia will thrive in partial shade but will produce more flowers in full sun (at least six hours of daily sunlight)

Any moist, well drained soil

Akebia will grow well in any soil type providing it is moist and well drained. If your soil is heavy or clay-based, mix in some fine gravel or perlite when planting, to help with drainage.

No feeding needed

Akebia don't need regular feeding, but it is a good idea to dig in plenty of nutrient rich compost when planting. ?v=1613300929

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Climbers grown by specialists at the height of their game

What does it take to grow the strongest and best climbing plants in the show tent? Organic fertilisers, natural pest control and years of dedication from Mollie, our expert grower in Worcestershire. Professionally pruned and checked by hand, they’re guaranteed to put on a gold standard display in your garden, too.

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