Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi

Scientific Name: Actinidia 'Ken's Red'

Also Known As

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

Plant type

perennial, vine, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 15'-20'
W: 3'-20'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi plant details

Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi is a broadleaf deciduous perennial fruit / vegetable or vine with green foliage. In spring cream flowers emerge followed by red 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 Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi

Plant type: perennial fruit / vegetable or vine
Plant family: actinidiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT - 20 FT - wide, 15 FT - 20 FT - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring
Uses: edible, trellis

GROWING CONDITIONS for Ken's Red Hardy Kiwi

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The large showy red to almost-black fruit of this handsome 15-20' woody are green inside with a mild, very sweet, very ?kiwi? flavor; protect from spring frosts. S/M

By: Forestfarm

A prolific producer with large fruit with purple-red skin and sweet red flesh. Actinidia arguta produce fragrant greenish white flowers followed by small, grape-sized fruit with smooth skin with a taste similar to but often sweeter than the large, fuzzy kiwis found in grocery stores. A mature vine can produce 50-100 pounds of fruit per year. Harvest in fall. Requires 'Hardy Male' as a pollinator'.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Red fruit; mild but very sweet; low chill; needs pollinator.

By: Whitman Farms

A prolific producer of large fruit with purple-red skin and fresh, sweet red flesh.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

The interior of this fruit is reddish and makes a sweet, healthy snack in autumn. Female vines only. Be sure to plant a male Hardy Kiwi with 'Ken's Red'.