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Female Hardy Kiwi

Scientific Name: Actinidia arguta var. cordifolia

Also Known As

  • Actinidia arguta 'cordifolia'
  • Actinidia cordifolia
  • Actinidia platyphylla
  • Hardy Kiwi
  • HARDY KIWI

Plant type

vine, fruit / vegetable

size

  • H: 12'-40'
  • W: 8'-40'

planting zones

  • 4a-9b

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Female Hardy Kiwi plant details

Female Hardy Kiwi is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or vine with green foliage. In spring cream flowers emerge followed by brown and green fruit. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Female Hardy Kiwi

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or vine
Plant family: actinidiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 8 FT - 40 FT - wide, 12 FT - 40 FT - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring
Uses: edible, screen

GROWING CONDITIONS for Female Hardy Kiwi

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Some of the sweetest (up to 29% sugar!) ?most delicious? kiwi fruit is produced by this frost tender, New Zealand cultivar. S-PSh/M
I hear this has most delicious fruit; I haven't tasted it yet; needs pollenizer.
A female vine that produces rounded, ribbed fruits with an enticing flavor.

Gardening facts about Female Hardy Kiwi plant

How to Grow Female Hardy Kiwi

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly sun
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • cream
  • Wildlife

    • bees
  • Fruit

    • green
    • brown
  • Flower Season

    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
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