Hot Pepper™ Silver Vine Kiwi

Hot Pepper™ Silver Vine Kiwi

Hot Pepper™ Silver Vine Kiwi is from the Vavilov Institute in Vladivostok, Russia. This unique female variety bears good crops of orange-yellow fruit with a sweet and spicy flavor, somewhat like a mild chili pepper. Make sure to pair with a Pavel™ male silver vine kiwi for pollination.

From the Russian Far East, this attractive vine shares the hardwoods forest of that region with Arctic Beauty and Hardy Kiwi, Amur Grape, and Magnolia Vine. Silver Vine is prized for its large, white, fragrant flowers, greenish-silver foliage, and abundant crops of unique, sweet, light orange fruit. Great for covering a fence, wall, or arbor, Silver Vine, likes partial shade and is hardy to minus 35 degrees F., USDA Zone 3.

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Latin Name: Actinidia polygama
Site and Soil: Silver Vine likes partial shade and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: For fruit, plant Hot Pepper ™ with Pavel ™ Male. One male can pollinate up to 8 female plants.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 35° F. or below.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 8-10 ft. in width on fence, trellis, arbor or other support.
Taste: Sweet and spicy
Fruit Skin: Orange-yellow
Bloom Time: May
Ripening Time: September
Yield: 20-30 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Kiwis are not bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 3-8