General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10 to 12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1 inch long, almost cylindrical in shape, smooth skinned, reddish-purple Kiwi's.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

Image
Common names
  • Hardy Kiwi

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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2023-06-20
Actinidia 'Ken's Red' 1st time to fruit, suppose to be a female b

Date: 2004-09-10
Credit USDA

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