Re: Question about hardy kiwi
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- Subject: Re: Question about hardy kiwi
- From: D* M*
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 16:43:30 -0600
>I have a question about hardy kiwi. Has anyone grown any variety of
>this plant and can you give me any recommendations or cautions?. I've
>seen photos of a variety called "winter..." something or other I think,
>with variegated leaves that is supposed to be fairly easy to grow and is
>definitely lovely - and of course there's the fruit!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sheila Craig
>Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4 US / 5b Can)
>
Hi Sheila,
I grow both Actinidia kolomitka and A. arguta here in Milwaukee (Zone 5)
and they are perfectly hardy. It has taken several years, but my plants
are now blooming size. The one thing what you must watch is that since you
must have both male and female plants (only the male of A. kolomitka
exhibits the multicolored leaf, BTW), some of the different species of
Actinidia bloom at different times, so for best results, be sure you have a
male and female of the same species or at least a species with which it
known to be compatable.
About the variety called "winter...", perhaps you might be referring to A.
kolomitka, which is often referred to as 'Arctic Beauty' ?
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
AHS Heat Zone #4, Map at:
( http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
l*@execpc.com
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