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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small, 1.25 inch green to yellowish-green smooth skinned fruits.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Hardy Kiwi
  • Bower Actinidia
  • Tara Vine
  • Yang Tao

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Date: 2010-09-08
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Location: Longwood Gardens PA
Date: 2014-06
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