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Actinidia chrysantha

Actinidia chrysantha is a woody climbing or scrambling vine (liana) from southern China, related to kiwifruit. It is grown mainly by specialist collectors, and it is best given a sheltered spot with moist, well-drained soil and some support to climb.

Family
Actinidiaceae (Actinidi family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained loam or a peat-based mix.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C in mild conditions; protect from hard frost and prolonged heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. China
Climate
temperate

About

Actinidia chrysantha is a species of flowering plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is a shrub endemic of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan provinces of southern China.

Other Actinidia plants

Tara vine · Actinidia callosa · Gooseberry Chinese · Actinidia chinensis var. setosa · Kiwi · Velvetvine · Actinidia henryi · Arctic Beauty · Actinidia laevissima · Actinidia latifolia · Actinidia macrosperma · Red Kiwi

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actinidia chrysantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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