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Actinidia strigosa

Actinidia strigosa is a Himalayan climbing vine from the kiwi family, native to Sikkim and eastern Nepal, grown mainly as a hardy ornamental or for its fruit. It needs a sturdy support, a sheltered spot and well-drained soil.

Family
Actinidiaceae (Actinidi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and water less in winter.
Soil
Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C; protect young plants from hard frost and drying winds.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Nepal to Sikkim
Climate
subtropical

About

Actinidia strigosa is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to Sikkim and eastern Nepal. A climber, its fruit is consumed by red pandas (Ailurus fulgens).

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 strigosa 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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