Position: Sun or part shade
Soil: Well drained with added humus
Flowering Period: May - July
Hardiness: Hardy
A very lovely form of akebia collected by the Wynne-Jones' in N.Taiwan some years ago, but which has proven to be a good , easy and hardy garden plant. I love wild-collected material but it has to be a worthy garden plant too, and this is, with long racemes of deepest maroon-chocolate coloured, vanilla scented flowers. Perfect to clothe a fence or tree in sun or part-shade. THE PLANT IN THE PICTURE i PUT IN AT THE MANOR WHEREI AM RESTORING THE GARDENS, THREE YEARS AGO AND IT WAS COVERED IN FLOWER THIS YEAR, A REAL CRACKER (which is more than I can say for my picture!
Hardiness | H4 |
Soil | Any reasonable soil |