Akebia quinata cream-flowered
chocolate vine
- 3 litre pot | 60cm cane
- £29.99
- available to order from late spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- 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.
