
Kiwi
- Botanical Name
- Actinidia
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 8
- Height
- 15 to 20 feet
- Width
- 6 to 10 feet
- Flowers
- April thru June: white, fragrant, hidden by foliage
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- When planting for fruit, plant one male for every three to four females
- If growing for foliage look for male plants; showy purplish, white, pink foliage looks best with light shade
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Actinidia kolomikta 'Arctic Beauty' - cold hardy, leaves emerge purple and age to pink, white and green
- A. kolomikta 'Krupnopladnaya' - large red tinged foliage
- Actinidia arguta 'Issai' - less ornamental but produces more fruit, this cultivar is self-fruitful eliminating the need for male and female plants to get fruit
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