Actinidia polygama
Silver Vine is a deciduous, twining woody vine native to Eastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, and parts of China. It is a close relative of the Kiwi fruit that is also grown for its edible fruit, which have a similar flavor but with spiced, peppery overtones. Curiously, in addition to its culinary value, dried sticks from the Silver Vine plant have a catnip-like affect with house cats, which can affect cats that generally don’t respond to catnip. Silver Vine has both male and female plants and both are needed for fruit production. We carry the female variety ‘Hot Pepper’ and the male variety ‘Pavel’.
As a twining vine, Silver Vine needs a structure to climb in the garden like a pergola, lattice, fence, or tree. Silver Vines can grow to reach thirty feet wide, but can be easily maintained by selective pruning. Heart-shaped foliage is quite showy and occasionally the plant will produce leaves with white patches. This species prefers well-drained soil and full or partial sun, regular moisture, and occasional feeding with a balanced fertilizer or compost.
Cold hardy to USDA Zone 3b or to -35 degrees Fahrenheit.
For sale are 1 gallon potted plants
Actinidia polygama
Silver Vine is a deciduous, twining woody vine native to Eastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, and parts of China. It is a close relative of the Kiwi fruit that is also grown for its edible fruit, which have a similar flavor but with spiced, peppery overtones. Curiously, in addition to its culinary value, dried sticks from the Silver Vine plant have a catnip-like affect with house cats, which can affect cats that generally don’t respond to catnip. Silver Vine has both male and female plants and both are needed for fruit production. We carry the female variety ‘Hot Pepper’ and the male variety ‘Pavel’.
As a twining vine, Silver Vine needs a structure to climb in the garden like a pergola, lattice, fence, or tree. Silver Vines can grow to reach thirty feet wide, but can be easily maintained by selective pruning. Heart-shaped foliage is quite showy and occasionally the plant will produce leaves with white patches. This species prefers well-drained soil and full or partial sun, regular moisture, and occasional feeding with a balanced fertilizer or compost.
Cold hardy to USDA Zone 3b or to -35 degrees Fahrenheit.
For sale are 1 gallon potted plants
