Hot Pepper Silver Vine

Scientific Name: Actinidia polygama 'Hot Pepper'

Plant type

perennial, vine, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 8'-15'
W: 5'-15'

planting zones

4a-9b

Hot Pepper Silver Vine plant details

Hot Pepper Silver Vine is a broadleaf deciduous perennial fruit / vegetable or vine with green foliage. In spring cream and white flowers emerge followed by orange 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 Hot Pepper Silver Vine

Plant type: perennial fruit / vegetable or vine
Plant family: actinidiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 5 FT - 15 FT - wide, 8 FT - 15 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and white blooms in spring
Uses: edible, trellis

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hot Pepper Silver Vine

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

Silver vine grows in the mountains of Asia and gets its name from the leaves which develop bold silver colouration. Actinidia polygama 'Hot Pepper' comes from the Vavilov Institute in Vladivostok, Russia. It produces good crops of orange-yellow fruit with a sweet and spicy flavour, somewhat like a mild chili pepper. Produces 20-30 pounds of fruit per year. Pollinator: 'Pavel'

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Vining to 15 ft and producing copious amounts of sweet, spicy, orange fruit; this girl requires Pavel for a pollenizer. You might say the fruit tastes a bit like a mild sweet pepper. That could be very useful in the adventuresome kitchen! Imagine the possibilities.