Good plant #65 - Actinidia Kolomikta

This very hardy deciduous climbing shrub is grown for its unusual foliage, although it does produce small white flowers.

This plant is useful for covering walls, pergolas and dead trees. It will grow to 20ft plus in fertile conditions. If you grow this against a wall use a sturdy framework for the shrub to climb up. Tie in if necessary.

This plant will tolerate extremely poor, shallow and dry soil but prefers a sunny site. It performs well even when planted right up against a wall. I do feed this plant in early spring with a multi-purpose liquid feed on the soil around the roots but this may not be necessary.

The only pruning necessary is best done in late winter and should be restricted to any unwanted stems.

You can take cuttings in summer.

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