Actinidia kolomikta

Bloom Color: Pink, White.
Main Bloom Time: Early summer. Form: Irregular or sprawling, Upright or erect.

Actinidia kolomikta is a deciduous Climber growing to 10 m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is dioecious . and is pollinated by Bees, insects. The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Landscape Uses:Arbor. Prefers a sound loamy neutral soil. Succeeds in semi-shade but full sun is best for fruit production. Another report says that the plant prefers semi-shade. Prefers a sheltered position. When grown in a sunny position the leaves normally develop a strong variegation. Prefers a neutral soil, plants become more variegated when they are grown in a limy soil. Very cold resistant, dormant plants are hardy to at least -30°c but new growth in spring can be cut back by late frosts. Plants grow well on a wall and can also be grown into trees. Cats are very fond of this plant and can damage it by scratching it etc. A very ornamental plant, there are some named varieties that have been selected for their edible fruit. The form most often cultivated in this country is a male and it is quite possible that all the plants grown here have been developed from a single clone. Often confused with the closely related A. polygama, but it can be distinguished by its leaves which are heart-shaped at the base whilst those of A. polygama are tapered. Fruits are produced on second year wood or on fruit spurs on older wood, any pruning is best carried out in the winter. The flowers are sweetly scented. This is a climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around branches etc. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. Special Features:Not North American native, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 12 through 1. .
At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 to 12 .
For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. Woody. Growth habit is a single or multiple shooting vine from a crown .