Kadsura japonica 'Variegata'
Kadsura vine
- Height × spread
- 3.6m × 2m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This rather tender, handsome, climbing vine has oval variegated leaves that are dark-green with an irregular, creamy-yellow margin. The leaves sometimes take on red autumn tints. It is primarily grown for its foliage but there are some cream coloured, scented flowers in summer and early autumn. These have quite fleshy looking petals and are followed by clusters of red fruits.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Autumn foliage
- Red
- Fruit colour
- Red
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- Yes, sweet
- Shape
- Oval
- Height
- 3.6m
- Spread
- 2m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Scented garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn - late · Outdoors
Apply mulch
Spread organic material around the plant being careful not to bury its crown, or to put the mulch above the point at which the plant has been grafted in the case of trees.
A mulch is a covering that can: protect the soil surface from rain, heat and cold; deter weeds; provide nutrients. Organic indicates that material has vegetative origin e.g. manure, compost. Synthetics i.e. plastics, or stones are often called mulches.
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.