Survives zone 4 through 8
Purple-fleshed kiwiberry, eaten whole skin and all — sweet, among the better-flavoured hardy kiwis. POWO treats this as A. arguta var. purpurea, not a separate species.
- Hardiness
- Zone 4 to 8
- Habit
- Vine
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- Sept–Oct
- Mature size
- Very vigorous vine; strong trellis essential
- Light
- Full sun to partial — fruits best in sun
- Soil pH
- 5.0–6.5 (slightly acid)
- Environment
- Temperate forest
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 3–5 yrs
- Pollination
- DIOECIOUS — needs male and female plants