Akebia
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Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Perennial, vine” — How to Grow and Care for Chocolate Vine
“Full sun, partial shade” — How to Grow and Care for Chocolate Vine
“Weekly watering until vines are established” — How to Grow and Care for Chocolate Vine
“4–8 (USDA)” — How to Grow and Care for Chocolate Vine
“maturing up to 40 feet tall” — Akebia quinata (Chocolate Vine, Five Leaf Akebia, Five-leaf Chocolate Vine, Raisin Vine) | North Caroli
“spreads in part by birds eating the fruit and dispersing the seeds” — Akebia quinata (Chocolate Vine, Five Leaf Akebia, Five-leaf Chocolate Vine, Raisin Vine) | North Caroli
“Plant akebia in the spring after all danger of frost has passed” — How to Plant and Grow Akebia
“purplish, sausage-shaped, pulpy, seamed fruit” — Akebia quinata (Chocolate Vine, Five Leaf Akebia, Five-leaf Chocolate Vine, Raisin Vine) | North Caroli
“The sweet purple fruits are edible and eaten fresh, with a tropical flavor reminiscent of passion fruit and banana” — How to Grow Akebia — LizPlants
“very shade tolerant” — How to Grow and Care for Chocolate Vine
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1 species
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Fact sheet: 4 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian