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Actinidia latifolia

Actinidia latifolia
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova, CC BY 2.0

Actinidia latifolia is a woody climbing vine (liana) from southern China and Southeast Asia, related to kiwifruit. It is grown mainly as an ornamental climber in warm, humid gardens and needs support to climb.

Family
Actinidiaceae (Actinidi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained, humus-rich soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH.
Temperature
Suits warm, humid conditions; protect from frost, which can damage young growth.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. China to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Actinidia latifolia is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is found across southeastern China, southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Other Actinidia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actinidia latifolia 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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