Scientific Name
Akebia quinata

Common Name
Five Leaf Akebia

Hardiness Zone: 5-8
Habit: Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Growth Rate: Rapid
Texture: Fine to medium
Height: 30 to 40'
Exposure: Sun to moderate shade
Climbing Method: Twining
Flower/ Fruit: Small, reddish to purple, spicy fragrant flowers in mid-spring
Comments: Graceful foliage in clusters of five leaflets; easy to grow in ordinary, well-drained soil; male and female flowers; flowers on old wood so prune after flowering
Cultivars: Alba (white flowers), Compacta, Shirobara (white flowers), Rosea (lavender flowers), Variegata (variegated; less vigorous)
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