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    AKEBIA

    Commonly known as Chocolate vine

    Genus of about 5 species of deciduous or semi-evergreen twining climbers from forest margins in eastern Asia.

    The common name comes from the vanilla/chocolate spicy scent.

    It has become naturalised in the eastern USA and is hardy in milder parts of the UK

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Require warm springs and long, hot summers to fruit well.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Asia.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
      Twining habit. Produces unusual sausage-shaped, fleshy, purple fruits.
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
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    Varieties
    AKEBIA longeracemosa
    Long-racemed akebia
    Fragrant dark purple-red flowers in spring borne in pendulous racemes up to 15cm long
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.50
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    AKEBIA x pentaphylla
    A cross between A.quinata and A.trifoliata with dark purple flowers. Rare in cultivation
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    AKEBIA quinata
    Semi-evergreen climber with reddish purple fragrant flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.50
    AKEBIA quinata 'Alba'
    Unusual delicate creamy-white flowered variety which makes a pleasant contrast to the more common dark form
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    AKEBIA trifoliata
    3 rounded leaflets which open bronze and then turn dark glossy green. Purple flowers in long pendent racemes
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Sisal Twine
    2ply sisal garden twine - 250 grams
    £4.50
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    Brown / Green Twine
    Natural garden twine, 500 grams, 350 metres. Ideal in the garden or the home.
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    £5.00
    Large
    £10.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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