Photo: Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini — Public domain · source
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Survives zone 8 through 9
Akebia: sweet but INSIPID pulp — in Japan the bitter RIND is the prized part. Decaisnea bland and watery.
- Hardiness
- Zone 8 to 9
- Habit
- Vine
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- Autumn (pods split)
- Mature size
- Vigorous twining vine; containerable with pruning
- Light
- Partial — roots shaded, top in sun
- Soil pH
- 6.0–7.0
- Environment
- Subtropical
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 3–4 yrs
- Pollination
- SELF-INCOMPATIBLE — plant 2 genetically distinct vines (a common failure)