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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Salad greens
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Bees
Wind

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Common names
  • Three-Leaf Chocolate Vine
  • Mitsuba Akebi
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Akebia trifoliata subsp. trifoliata
  • Synonym: Akebia chingshuiensis

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-27
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-30

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