Chocolate Vine
Akebia quinata · Lardizabalaceae
A graceful semi-deciduous twiner with five-fingered leaves and unusual pendant clusters of spicy, chocolate-scented purple-maroon flowers in spring. Vigorous and shade-tolerant, though it can spread.
At a glance
Good for
- Shade Tree
- Feature / Specimen
- Fragrant / Perfumed
- Hedging & Screening
- Thornless