Actinidia chinensis | Kiwi, Chinese Goosberry. Originated in … China | Vine
Actinidia chinensis belongs to the plant family ACTINIDIACE and Genus Actinidia This Vine will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Actinidia chinensis does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Actinidia chinensis so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Actinidia chinensis kiwi,Chinese goosberry is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Actinidia chinensis | Kiwi, Chinese Goosberry is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The flowers of Actinidia chinensis have a strongly perfume scented aroma.
Actinidia chinensis will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Actinidia chinensis is a perennial. Kiwi (locally known in some parts as Chinese goosberry) is deciduous in nature.
Flowers of the plant Actinidia chinensis have a smell of richly scented and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Perfume | Strong
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 30' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh.
Fruit … egg-shaped and egg-sized, with brown hairy skin which easily peels to reveal juicy green gooseberry-flavored flesh
The fruit is egg-shaped and egg-sized, with brown hairy skin which easily peels to reveal juicy green gooseberry-flavored flesh. Actinidia chinensis is most frequently used fresh.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.
Actinidia coriacea | Chinese Egg Gooseberry. Originated in Szechwan | Vine
Actinidia deliciosa | Kiwifruit, Chinese Gooseberry | Vine
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.