Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 25 to 30 feet or more but usually kept smaller |
Plant Spread: | 6 to 20 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Other: 1 1/4 inch, hairless, greenish-yellow to reddish-purple fruits, each containing numerous black seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish-white |
Flower Time: | Spring Summer |
Suitable Locations: | Espalier |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Days to germinate: 2 to 3 months. Other info: Requires male and female plants to produce fruit or seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
Retro67 | On May 12, 2024 | Plant emerged This was from Plantland, purchased summer of '23. Planted left side of man gate. |
Retro67 | On May 12, 2024 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) 2 of these have died in hugel fence, east face. |