Chocolate Vine | Akebia quinata Tulip 'Friendship' these are very hardy plants

these are very hardy plants

well-drained soil (don’t allow to dry out) in sun or part shade

this thorny customer deserves a place in any garden

gently soak the soil while settling it around the bulbs

so it's fair to say this variety has pedigree

Chocolate Vine | Akebia quinata Tulip 'Friendship' these are very hardy plantsAn unusual climbing plant with beautiful purple brown flowers that have a spicy fragrance with a hint of vanilla and chocolate and attractive, bright green, three lobed leaves with a purple tinge in winter In warm summers it can produce large pink oval fruits but only if you have two Akebia plants that can cross pollinate Flowers from March to May A vigorous semi evergreen twining climber which is ideal for training on a wall or pergola Low