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Originating from China and Japan, a perennial twining vine with edible roots. It has slender stems up to 2-3.5 m long that die out every autumn. Underground tubers, large, elongated, called, in its country of origin, sweet potatoes. Leaves dark green, lustrous, cordate, 7 to 9-veined are green or reddish-purple colored along the leaf margins, petioles, and stems. Flowers are small, white and have a cinnamon fragrance. In autumn small ...

Polish, prolific female form selected at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) Arboretum in Rogów. It produces tasty oval berries, 3 cm long and 2 cm wide (Mini Kiwi), with edible skin. Fruits ripen in late September – October. It starts bearing fruit in the third or fourth year after planting. Sustains frosts down to -28^oC. It requires a warm, sunny, sheltered site with fertile, moist but well drained soil. ...

A polish variety with attractive large glossy leaves, green in summer, turning to deep fiery red in autumn. A vigorous self-clinging climber attaching itself by means of leaf tendrils - commonly referred to as "Virginia Creeper". It grows up to 10-20 m with 1-2 m of annual growth. Fully hardy, healthy and quite undemanding. An excellent subject for growing over fences, but may also be trained over walls, arbors, pergolas ...

A variegated cultivar. Stems twine round the supports growing up to 2-3,5 m, and die down to the ground level in autumn. Underground, large, elongated tubers are called sweet potatoes in its country of origin. In autumn small, brown, tasty, nut-flavoured, edible bulbils appear in the leaf axils. Small, white, cinnamon scented flowers appear from June to August. Heart-shaped, glossy, green leaves with 7-9 veins are covered to a bigger ...

A very prolific, Ukrainian, red-berried female cultivar with tasty, durable fruit (Mini Kiwi) that ripen from late September to October. The berries are oval, about 3.5 cm long and 2.5 cm across, purple red when in full sun, and can be eaten unpeeled. They start appearing in the third – fourth year after planting. It tolerates temperatures down to -28^oC. Requires a warm, sheltered site in full sun and moist, ...

A Japanese, self-pollinating form with tasty lemon-flavoured durable fruit (Mini Kiwi) ripening in late September-October. Oval berries, about 2 cm long and 1,5 cm across can be eaten unpeeled. It starts setting fruit in the 2^nd-3^rd year after planting. It sustains frost down to –22^oC. The plant requires a warm, sunny, sheltered site and moist fertile well-drained soil. Twining stems. It’s suitable for growing up various supports, arbours, pergolas and ...

Considered the best cultivar for commercial cultivation (Berry Kiwi, Mini Kiwi). Oval fruits, about 3 cm long and 2,5 cm across, with a brown red bloom when exposed to sunlight ,ripen in early October. They are very tasty and have an edible skin. It starts bearing fruit in the 3^rd-4^th year after planting. Sustains frosts up to –28^oC. It requires a warm sheltered site and moist but well drained, fertile ...

An evergreen climber with attractive deep green lanceolate leather-like leaves, 10-15 cm long and 3-4,5 cm wide. Rather sparse small (2-3 cm) yellow orange flowers are borne at the tips of stems and in leaf axils in June-July. Black violet berries. Young stems are purple and hairy and turn brown with age. Stems twine round the support. It tolerates moderately fertile soil, provided that it’s not too dry nor acid. ...

An attractive, prolific cultivar that sets fruit without pollination (parthenocarpic). Starts bearing fruit in the 1^st-2^nd year after planting. Its tasty, green, usually seedless fruit (Mini Kiwi) ripen in October and they have edible skin. Oval shaped, they reach 2.5-3.5 cm in lenght and 1.5-2.5 cm in width. Flowers borne in the second half of May till the beginning of June are usually set in threes at each internode, creamy-white, ...

One of the oldest and most valuable climbing rose cultivars. Blooms generously throughout summer with numerous pale pink flowers. Healthy, resistant and easy to maintain.

A Polish cultivar yielding red, tasty, sweet fruit (Mini Kiwi). It's the earliest of all cultivars to ripen – it starts at the end of August and yields fruit until mid-September. Recommended for gardens as well as production plantations.

A long and profusely flowering variety, reaching 3-4 m (1-2 m of annual growth) on a suitable support. Tubular, brilliant orange, splashed with yellow at the centre flowers, abundantly borne in whorls at the ends of shoots from June to September, followed by decorative, orange-purple berries, August-October. Stems twine clockwise around the supports. Succeeds in moderately fertile soils on condition that they are not too acid or dry. Suitable for ...

A Polish male variety, remarkable on account of its variegated foliage. Leaves, white-green in May, become dramatically splashed with pink in June. The variegation appears in its second, third year after planting and is more prominent on leaves in full sun. Small, white with yellow stamens flowers, slightly lemon scented, opening in May. A good pollinator for female and bisexual plants of the genus Actinidia kolomikta. It grows up to ...

A strong climber reaching 10 m (1-2 m of annual growth). Insignificant, fragrant flowers in June. Large leaves turn yellow in autumn. An undemanding, drought tolerant and fully hardy species. Recommended for covering tall fences and various supports as well as concealing unsightly buildings. It can suppress the growth of other plants.

A valuable climber grown not only for its ornamental and medicinal properties but also for consumption. Fruits, leaves and bark contain schisandrine (tonifying and strengthening substance), vitamin E and are rich in microelements. Flowers small, creamy-white during May and June. Scarlet, round berries, borne in grape-like clusters, ripen from August to September. It starts bearing fruit in the fourth-sixth year after planting. A hardy, high-climbing species reaching 3-10 m (1 ...

A common, vigorous, self-clinging vine adhering itself to supports by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. Leaves large, single, 3-lobed, firm, glossy deep green, turning brilliant scarlet in autumn resemble tile work.
Excellent on a wall. It may freeze during severe winters.

A strong-growing, self-clinging vine adhering itself to supports by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. Tall-growing, it reaches a height of 10-20 m (1-2 m of annual growth). Healthy and undemanding species, but may freeze during sever winters. Leaves dark green, turning brilliant scarlet in autumn, the variegation being more dramatic in a sunny position. Excellent on buildings, but is also suitable for growing over arbors, ...

One of the most extensively cultivated hop species. It's a perennial and as such it can live many years. The above ground part of the plant dies out every autumn and in spring new shoots emerge from hidden roots. Owing to its vigorous growth and densely twining stems it forms thick clothing of a fence, a tree trunk, an arbour or a low building in just a few weeks. An ...

Exceptionally long and profusely flowering variety. Tubular, scarlet outside and yellow within flowers, borne in whorls at the ends of shoots from June to October, followed by decorative, orange-red berries (July-October). Reaches a height of 3 m (1 m annually), stems twining clockwise around the supports. Performs well in moderately fertile soils on condition that they are not too acid or dry. Particularly useful for sunny sites. In May it's ...

A vigorous climber growing up to 10 m tall (1-2 m of annual growth). Strikingly large, heart-shaped leaves up to 30 cm in length are its main attraction. Unusual, small (2-4 cm), pipe-like flowers blooming in May-June. Best planted in half-shade. It requires fertile, fresh soil; in full sun and on dry soil it's frequently attacked by spiders.