| Description | Arctic Beauty Kiwi Vine (Actinidia kolomikta) is a hardy woody vine with green leaves variegated with white and or some pink. |
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| Pronunciation | (kol-o-MIK-ah) |
| Plant Type | woody vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small whitish/yellowish flowers behind the leaves, dioecious (male and female flowers on different plants) |
| Fruit | most nursery sold plants are male, female produce the fruit |
| Leaves | emerging purple bronze, taking on various amounts of white and or pink, best in the cooler times of the year, variable in quantity and shape |
| Dimensions | 15-20 by 8-10 feet (HS) |
| Native Site | China |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the Greek word aktis meaning ray in reference to how the plant growth radiates like the spokes of a wheel". (#144) AKA: Variegated Kiwi vine, Kolomikta Vine |
| Author's Notes | Over the years, I have seen 2 or 3 of these plants at Botanical Gardens, and one I have observed over many years. All of them were listed as the cultivar 'Artic Beauty'; I have yet to observe any of the plants with any pink. Go figure? |
| Notes & Reference | #62-Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants (J K Burras, Mark Griffiths), #150- Armitage's Vines and Climbers (Alan Armitage), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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