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Actinidia persicina

Actinidia persicina
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0

Actinidia persicina is a deciduous climbing vine from subtropical southern China, related to kiwifruit and grown mainly for its ornamental flowers and climbing habit. It needs a sheltered spot, good drainage and a sturdy support to climb on.

Family
Actinidiaceae (Actinidi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and keep the soil evenly moist, but let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained loam enriched with compost or leaf mould.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below -5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Guangxi)
Climate
subtropical

About

Actinidia persicina is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is found in southeastern China. In Chinese, the plant is known as táohuā míhóutáo (Chinese: 桃花猕猴桃; trans. "peach blossom kiwifruit").

Where it grows

The species is known to grow in the Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, and has been grown at the Guangxi Institute of Botany since 1992. The species primarily grows in subtropical areas.

Other Actinidia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actinidia persicina 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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