<p>DESCRIPTION:</p><p>NAME: Chocolate Vine - BULK Size</p><p>OTHER COMMON NAMES: Fiveleaf Akebia / Wild Banana</p><p>SCIENTIFIC NAME: Akebia Quinata</p><p>COLOR: Red-Brown Flowers</p><p>PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Fall / Cold stratify / Indoors weeks before last frost</p><p>BLOOM TIME: Mid Spring (April)</p><p>HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8</p><p>PLANT HEIGHT: 4 - 6'</p><p>PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12 </p><p>LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade</p><p>SOIL &amp; WATER PREFERENCES: Average</p><p>QUANTITY: You Choose ... 100, 250, 500, or 1,000 Seeds</p><p>OTHER: The Chocolate Vine is a fast growing ornamental with edible fruit. The beautiful flowers are fragrant with a sweet light chocolate scent! The fruit pods are 5 long &amp; look like bluish-purple cucumbers! The pulp of the fruit is eaten, &amp; can be enjoyed raw, dried, or used to make juice, wine, or jelly. The pulp is gelatinous &amp; has a sweet delicate tropical flavor, slightly similar to coconut milk. These lovely plants can grow in full shade, &amp; will tolerate rocky, sandy, or clay soil. The Chocolate Vine’s leaves are evergreen in warmer climates. The leaves are used to make a tea, &amp; the stems are used for basket weaving.</p><br><br><p>We also have 15 count Akebia trifoliata seed packs available in our store!</p><br><br><p><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span><strong>* FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS!</strong></span><strong><br><br></strong><span><span><strong>PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT! </strong></span></span><strong><br></strong><strong><br></strong><span><strong>WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, &amp; VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!</strong></span></span></span></strong></span><strong><br><br></strong></span></span></p><br>Photo Credits:<br>2 By Apple2000 - Self-photographed, CC BY 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=5004289<br>3 By Ursus sapien - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=63417767<br>4 By Alpsdake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=29477848<br>5 By Apple2000 - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=3963787<br>6 By Ursus sapien - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=63417776<br>7 By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=49814727<br>8 By Alpsdake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=29485883<br>9 By monado, CC BY-SA 2.5, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=1923435<br>10 By gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K - Chocolate Vine, Akebia quinata fruit, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63754940 100 - 1000 Bulk CHOCOLATE VINE Edible Fruit Akebia Quinata Fragrant Flower Seeds DESCRIPTION: NAME: Chocolate Vine - BULK Size OTHER COMMON NAMES: Fiveleaf Akebia / Wild Banana SCIENTIFIC NAME: Akebia Quinata COLOR: Red-Brown Flowers PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Fall / Cold stratify / Indoors weeks before last frost BLOOM TIME: Mid Spring (April) HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: 4 - 6' PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: You Choose ... 100, 250, 500, or 1,000 Seeds OTHER: The Chocolate Vine is a fast growing ornamental with edible fruit. The beautiful flowers are fragrant with a sweet light chocolate scent! The fruit pods are 5" long & look like bluish-purple cucumbers! The pulp of the fruit is eaten, & can be enjoyed raw, dried, or used to make juice, wine, or jelly. The pulp is gelatinous & has a sweet delicate tropical flavor, slightly similar to coconut milk. These lovely plants can grow in full shade, & will tolerate rocky, sandy, or clay soil. The Chocolate Vine’s leaves are evergreen in warmer climates. The leaves are used to make a tea, & the stems are used for basket weaving. We also have 15 count Akebia trifoliata seed packs available in our store! * FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS!PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT! WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!! Photo Credits: 2 By Apple2000 - Self-photographed, CC BY 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=5004289 3 By Ursus sapien - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=63417767 4 By Alpsdake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=29477848 5 By Apple2000 - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=3963787 6 By Ursus sapien - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=63417776 7 By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=49814727 8 By Alpsdake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=29485883 9 By monado, CC BY-SA 2.5, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=1923435 10 By gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K - Chocolate Vine, Akebia quinata fruit, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63754940 By Seedville USA Plant name Chocolate Vine Plant category Vines Light needs Partial Sun Usda hardiness zone 4 Plant features Edible, Fast-Growing, Fragrant Mature plant height 6 ft Human food producing seeds, plants & trees Y Brand Seedville USA Product net content uom Count Product net content parent 1 Count Landscape use Edible Garden, Ornamental/Décor, Privacy Screening, Foliage, Ground Cover, Hedge Barrier Rec location Outdoor Color type Red, Brown Foliage pattern Solid Has written warranty No