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Akebia quinata Cream Form

Common name: Cream-flowered chocolate vine

Chocolate and cream – a confectioner’s dream

-15 to -20°C
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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A spring flowering attraction, Akebia quinata ‘Cream Form’ will fill your garden with an exceptional chocolate scent. Emanating from intriguing flowers with three thick, waxy-looking petals, which come together to create inverted cup-shaped blooms. These are held in clusters along the stems, over the long-lasting, semi-evergreen foliage. An unusual climber, the new spring foliage which emerges with bronzes tones, maturing to green and becoming tinged with purple towards winter. Native to Asia, Akebia were brought to the UK in the 1800’s, and can be trained up a wall, or over a garden structure. The luxurious spicy-chocolate scent has a hint of vanilla. Fragrance emanates from the cream flowers which are borne from March to May, sometimes followed in summer by purple, elongated fruits, which are edible. Akebia quinata ‘Cream Form’ prefers moist, well-drained soil of any kind. Plant in full sun or partial shade and your climbing shrub will reach over time a height of 8-12 metres and spread of 3-5m (though can be pruned to the required size for your garden). A hardy (H6) perennial which will flourish growing outside all year round for you to enjoy for many years.
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Key Information
Latin Name Akebia quinata 'Cream Form'
Common Name Cream-flowered chocolate vine
Hardiness H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour Cream
Type Shrub
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 12.00 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 5.00
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Climbing Yes
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes

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