How to Grow and Care for Stauntonia

A palm-shaped compound leaf consisting of 3 to 7 leaflets with a handle. The leaflets are thick leather dark green and glossy and the back side is slightly pale. On the back side you can see the characteristic reticulated veins. The flowers are male and female scented and the corolla is pale yellow and elongated like a peeled banana peel which is different from the akebi flower. In fall 5 to 7 cm fruits ripen in magenta. This fruit resembles the same family of akebi but the pericarp is thinner and softer than akebi and does not tear along the percutaneous suture. Inside the pericarp is a very hard layer of milky white. Inside there are many small black seeds with translucent pulp derived from the placenta filled with sweet juice. The flesh is also sweet but firmly attached to the seeds making it difficult to separate the seeds.

Sausage vine (Stauntonia coriacea) is a climbing vine. This plant is named for the botanist Sir George Staunton, who introduced it to the western world. Sausage vine is popular with gardeners for its delightful scent, and it is often grown on trellises because it is a climbing vine.

Sixleaves stauntonvine is a climbing vine with broad, heart-shaped leaves that thrive in warm, humid environments. Its creamy white to pale purple flowers possess a delicate, sweet fragrance, attracting pollinators. In autumn, sixleaves stauntonvine bears oblong purplish-black fruit, which stands out against its dense, lush foliage. Adapted to forest understories, sixleaves stauntonvine scales other vegetation, receiving dappled sunlight conducive to its growth.

Stauntonia latifolia is a vigorous evergreen climber, adorned with broad, glossy leaves that cluster at the stem tips. Flowering in spring, it boasts modest, bell-shaped, cream-colored blossoms that exude a subtle fragrance. Stauntonia latifolia's fruit, a purple-black berry, emerges in autumn, providing a stark contrast to its dense leafage. This plant thrives in sheltered, moist environments, showing a preference for partial shade, where its foliage can truly flourish.

Stauntonia obovata is a perennial vine with large, leathery leaves that have a distinctive obovate shape, meaning they are broader at the tip. The plant's creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers emit a sweet fragrance, attracting pollinators to its understated beauty. This climbing plant thrives under the canopy of forests, using its tendrils to grasp and ascend through the vegetation, seeking sunlight.