arctic kiwi
Actinidia kolomikta
RHS Plants for Pollinators; MBG Plant of Merit 2000
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 20 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, pink, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Arctic kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta) is a climbing fruit for food gardens, privacy screens, and specimen plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its leaves mix green with pink and white. The fragrant white flowers draw bees and butterflies. It grows fast, so give it a sturdy support.
Pairs well with Armenian cranesbill, Alina rose, and Roma greater masterwort.
Native range
Asia, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, and 2 more places. See all 6
Asia, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, and Sakhalin.