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Buy Actinidia kolomikta (Maloides Group)

Also Known As

Actinidia tetramera ssp. maloides
Actinidia tetramera var. maloides
Rosy Crabapple Kiwi

Plant type

vine

size

H: 10'-25'
W: 5'-25'

planting zones

6a-9b

3.5" | $21

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Actinidia kolomikta (Maloides Group) plant details

Actinidia kolomikta (Maloides Group) is a broadleaf deciduous vine with green, variegated and white foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Actinidia kolomikta (Maloides Group)

Plant type: vine
Plant family: actinidiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
Mature size: 5 FT - 25 FT - wide, 10 FT - 25 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: cottage garden, spreading, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Actinidia kolomikta (Maloides Group)

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Actinidia tetramera var. maloides is known as the rosy crabapple kiwi. It is a rare species with luscious foliage that is burgundy when young and later deep green tipped with white. Very useful for brightening part shade areas. In spring the stems are adorned with rose-pink, saucer-shaped flowers. This is a male clone so no fruit is produced. A fast-growing vine, it will reach 10-25 feet in a few years so give it a little space or grow it up a large hedge or into a tree.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Black green foliage looks dipped in white paint in spring; small pink, lightly fragrant flowers…from Heronswood; vining to about 15’, deciduous, easy. Sun to light shade, decent soil, average water. No fruit so far I this beauty. Rarely offered and so loved!

By: Secret Garden Growers

Handsome foliage tipped with white and clusters of rosy pink flowers in spring make this too-little known 10-25' vine a real treasure on trellis or arbor; wonderful even though it has no fruit: (syn: A. pilosula). S/M

By: Forestfarm

From China, a rare Kiwi, distinguished by slender, tapering leaves that appear half dipped in white or pink paint. Deciduous and fast-growing with coral-pink saucer-shaped flowers in spring, but no fruit to speak of. Just a most unusually variegated vine!

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Wow! What a great and uncommon vine! Even when young, this Kiwi shows wonderful white tipped foliage and clusters of beautiful pink blossoms in spring. The leaves are smaller and narrower than kolomikta. The texture effect in your garden will be magnificent!