Kiwi Vine Flower

Did you know

• Kiwi fruit was originally called 'Chinese gooseberry' and was renamed by New Zealand exporters in the 1950s for marketing appeal.
• The fragrant cream-colored flowers must have both male and female plants nearby to produce fruit, as the species is dioecious.
• A single kiwi vine can produce over 200 pounds of fruit per year once it reaches full maturity after about five years.
• The fruit was virtually unknown in the Western world until New Zealand began commercial cultivation in the 1940s.
• Kiwi flowers contain no nectar, so bees must be encouraged to visit them by removing competing flowering plants nearby.

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Uses

• fruit production
• ornamental vine
• pergola and arbor cover
• edible landscaping