Akebia quinata cream-flowered
chocolate vine
This climber is semi-evergreen, so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new foliage appears again in spring.
- Position: sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: March to May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
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, which appear in spring. It's great for covering ugly walls, and it also works really well trained over a pergola, where the pendent flower clusters can be viewed from below. - Garden care: Prune back after flowering where necessary.
Goes well with...
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Gothic arch - black
W142cm D53cm H224cm
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Rustique garden arch - rust
W120cm D40cm H230cm
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Clematis 'Freda'
clematis (group 1) (syn. Clematis montana Freda)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
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Clematis 'Markham's Pink'
clematis (group 1) (syn. Clematis macropetala Markham's Pink)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
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Darlac expert bypass pruner