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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 20 to 100 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Flat, brown hairy pods containing 3 to 10 hard seeds.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Kudzu

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Photo by anole
Location: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Date: 2015-07-30
Kudzu leaves
Location: Winder, Georgia
Date: 2019-08-15
Kudzu Blossom Balancing On The Vine 001

photo credit: Matt Lavin
Location: Winder, Georgia
Date: 2019-08-15
Kudzu Blossom Balancing On The Vine 002

Date: 2003-09-09
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-09-09
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-09-09
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-10-15
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
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