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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

    By: Forestfarm

    I hear this has most delicious fruit; I haven't tasted it yet; needs pollenizer.

    By: Whitman Farms

    A female vine that produces rounded, ribbed fruits with an enticing flavor.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    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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    Variegated Kiwi

    Scientific Name: Actinidia pilosula

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Vine

    Zones

    6a-9b

    Size

    Height: 10'-20'

    Width: 5'-20'

    • mostly sun - shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Variegated Kiwi foliage by Steve Law
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    Hardy Pineapple Kiwi

    Scientific Name: Actinidia arguta 'Ananasnaya'

    aka Actinidia arguta 'Ananasnaja', Actinidia arguta 'Anna', Ananasnaya Hardy Kiwi

    Plant Type

    Vine, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    5a-10b

    Size

    Height: 15'-20'

    Width: 6'-20'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Hardy Pineapple Kiwi foliage by Sten Porse
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    Dumbarton Oaks Kiwi

    Scientific Name: Actinidia arguta 'Dumbarton Oaks'

    aka Actinidia 'Dunbarton', Dumbarton Oaks Bower Actinidi, Dumbarton Oaks Tara Vine, Dunbarton Hardy Kiwi

    Plant Type

    Vine, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    5a-9b

    Size

    Height: 12'-30'

    Width: 8'-30'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Dumbarton Oaks Kiwi foliage by Forestfarm
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    Hardy Kiwi

    Scientific Name: Actinidia arguta [male]

    aka Actinidia arguta, Bower Actinidia, Hardy Male Male Hardy Kiwi, Hardy Male Pollinator Kiwi

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Vine, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    7a-10b

    Size

    Height: 10'-30'

    Width: 5'-30'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Hardy Kiwi flower, foliage by Qwert1234
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    Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi

    Scientific Name: Actinidia 'Ken's Red'

    aka Actinidia arguta 'Ken's Red', Actinidia arguta x melanandra 'Ken's Red', Actinidia x 'Ken's Red'

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Vine, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    7a-9b

    Size

    Height: 15'-20'

    Width: 3'-20'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi foliage by Forestfarm
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