Akebia

* The peeled stems are very pliable and can be used in basket making. * The fruit has a delicate flavour and a soft, juicy texture. * The flowers have a spicy fragrance, reminiscent of vanilla.

“The akebia vine is an especially rampant grower,” says Katy Fraser, a horticulturist with Raintree Nursery in Washington Fraser. She is co-host of KDKA radio's The Organic Gardeners in Pittsburgh and author of several gardening books, including Grow...

For the best fruit production it is best to plant two different varieties or seedlings and some recommend hand pollination to ensure fruit set. Rosea is an uncommon selection of the Five-Leaf Akebia sporting spicily scented, pink to lavender flowers which...

The Five-leaf Akebia is an adaptable and vigorous, twining, semi-evergreen to deciduous vine with few pests or diseases. For the best fruit production it is best to plant two different varieties or seedlings and some recommend hand pollination to ensure...

This woody twining vine is adaptable to a variety of site conditions and is pest and disease resistant. The flowers may be followed by 3-4" long purplish fruit. Akebia has the potential to be invasive in some regions, particularly the eastern US, please...

Growing chocolate vine produces edible seedpods that taste similar to tapioca pudding. Although the plant will grow in full sun, it does best with protection from the afternoon heat.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

Evergreen or semi-evergreen in the warmer parts of its range, akebia features twining stems and fragrant brown-purple spring flowers. A number of evergreen vines grow relatively quickly, but, as with any fast-growing vine, it is important to avoid those...

If you first cut the vines then apply concentrated systemic herbicide to the rooted stumps, you can deal with the infestation. Unfortunately, taking out chocolate vines in gardens entirely means you may need to use pesticides and herbicides.

A lovely presence in any setting, it is a great choice to blanket an unsightly fence or decorate a pergola, arbor, or trellis. Expect it to reach 15 feet high and wide, and to remain hardy to temperatures of -25 degrees F.

Split-rail fencing makes a perfect support for many of these plants, as the tendrils can be readily trained to grow along the cross-slats. Clematis and morning glories are pretty plants, indeed, but you can't eat them (or you shouldn't, at any rate).

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