

100 - 1000 Bulk CHOCOLATE VINE Edible Fruit Akebia Quinata Fragrant Flower Seeds
Key item features
- Botanical Identity: The product consists of Akebia Quinata seeds, commonly known as Chocolate Vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, or Wild Banana.
- Distinctive Flowers: This plant produces red-brown flowers in mid-spring (April) that emit a sweet, light chocolate scent.
- Edible Fruit: The plant yields 5-inch long, bluish-purple, cucumber-like fruit pods with gelatinous pulp that has a sweet, delicate tropical flavor, similar to coconut milk, and can be eaten raw, dried, or used for juice, wine, or jelly.
- Growth Characteristics: A fast-growing ornamental vine, it reaches 4-6 feet in height and is hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
- Cultivation Versatility: Seeds can be planted outdoors after frost, in fall, or cold stratified, and the plant tolerates sun to part shade, average soil, and various soil types including rocky, sandy, or clay.
- Additional Uses: Beyond its fruit, the leaves can be used to make tea, and the stems are suitable for basket weaving.
Specs
- Plant nameChocolate Vine
- Flower colorRed-Brown
- Plant lifecyclePerennial
- Color typeBrown
- Usda hardiness zone4
- Light needsPartial Sun
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DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Chocolate Vine - BULK Size
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Fiveleaf Akebia / Wild Banana
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Akebia Quinata
COLOR: Red-Brown Flowers
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Fall / Cold stratify / Indoors weeks before last frost
BLOOM TIME: Mid Spring (April)
HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8
PLANT HEIGHT: 4 - 6'
PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: You Choose ... 100, 250, 500, or 1,000 Seeds
OTHER: The Chocolate Vine is a fast growing ornamental with edible fruit. The beautiful flowers are fragrant with a sweet light chocolate scent! The fruit pods are 5" long & look like bluish-purple cucumbers! The pulp of the fruit is eaten, & can be enjoyed raw, dried, or used to make juice, wine, or jelly. The pulp is gelatinous & has a sweet delicate tropical flavor, slightly similar to coconut milk. These lovely plants can grow in full shade, & will tolerate rocky, sandy, or clay soil. The Chocolate Vine’s leaves are evergreen in warmer climates. The leaves are used to make a tea, & the stems are used for basket weaving.
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2 By Apple2000 - Self-photographed, CC BY 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=5004289
3 By Ursus sapien - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=63417767
4 By Alpsdake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=29477848
5 By Apple2000 - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=3963787
6 By Ursus sapien - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=63417776
7 By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=49814727
8 By Alpsdake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=29485883
9 By monado, CC BY-SA 2.5, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=1923435
10 By gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K - Chocolate Vine, Akebia quinata fruit, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63754940
