Chocolate vine 'silver bells'

Akebia quinata

How to grow Chocolate vine 'silver bells'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Provide a trellis or other means of support for this vine. If you prefer it can be let grow as a groundcover.

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. silver bells is generally regarded as a very hardy plant, so this plant will tend to survive through freezing conditions.

Growing silver bells from seed

Transplanting silver bells

silver bells is very hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting silver bells

silver bells folklore & trivia

The pulp of the fruit has a slight coconut flavor when made into a drink.

The young shoots of the vine can be added to salads or for salt pickling. The leaves are used for tea substitute. The seed oil were used to make soap and as vegetable oil.1

Footnotes

1 eattheweeds.com/chocolate-vine-akebi/