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How to Grow and Care for Chocolate vine

Chocolate vine, also known as Five-leaf akebia, Five-leaf chocolate vine

Chocolate vine is a robust and adaptable climber known for minimal maintenance requirements. Key points include providing support for its twining growth and ensuring well-drained soil. Particularly noteworthy is chocolate vine's tendency for rapid expansion, which necessitates regular pruning to manage its spread and maintain a tidy appearance. Adequate sunlight, though tolerant of partial shade, is crucial for optimal growth and flowering.

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Watering schedule: Every week

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Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Chocolate vine

ToughnessMedium
Care LevelMedium
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery week
Sunlight RequirementsFull sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH6-7.5
Planting TimeSpring, Fall
Hardiness Zones
4-8
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Chocolate vine is characterized by its woody, twining growth that can extend up to 30 feet (9 meters). It has palmately compound leaves with five 2 to 3 inch (5 to 7.6 cm) long leaflets that may exhibit a purple tinge before maturing to green. Flowering typically occurs in late winter to mid spring, presenting clusters of fragrant purplish-brown flowers with three petal-like structures. Following pollination, chocolate vine produces purplish, elongated, sausage-shaped fruit with a sweetish pulp, although fruiting is infrequent. This deciduous vine bears leaves and flowers on its shorter shoots.
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