1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
China
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Actinidia deliciosa chlorocarpa, Actinidia deliciosa deliciosa
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountain forests
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Softwood cuttings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer, Prune in late winter
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Self-fertile
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Armillaria root rot, Armored scales, Bleeding canker, Botrytis Blight, Crown gall, Nematodes, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Inflammation, Mouth itching, Throat itching
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin, Protects from sun damage
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
constipation, Heart problems, Low Blood Pressure
Unknown
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ACTINIDIA deliciosa
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
7.2 Common Name
Chinese Gooseberry, Fuzzy Kiwi, Kiwi
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Kiwi, Chinesischer Strahlengriffel
Silver bells
7.2.3 In French
Kiwi, Groseille de Chine, Yang Tao, Souris végétale
Silver bells
7.2.4 In Spanish
kiwi, kivi, actinidia
Silver bells
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Kiwi fructum
Silver bells
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Actinidiaceae
Asparagaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species