Actinidia — 40 species
Botanical species in the genus Actinidia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Actinidia arguta
Actinidia arguta
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to -30°c or lower, although the young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage. Some cultivars are said to tolerate temperatures down to about -50°c when fully dormant. The plant flowers and fruits well in warmer parts of the temperate zone and is increasingly being seen as having potential even in cooler areas.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia arisanensis
Actinidia arisanensis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical areas in China and Taiwan, where it is found at elevations of 1,160 - 2,260 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
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Actinidia callosa
Actinidia callosa
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, entering into the tropics in Malaysia and Indonesia at elevations over 1,000 metres. It is found in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot, with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It succeeds outdoors in the warmer regions of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia callosa formosana
Actinidia callosa formosana
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 800 - 2,300 metres. This species grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot, with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia callosa henryi
Actinidia callosa henryi
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of temperate and subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations uo to 2,600 metres. This species grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot, with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer regions of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia chengkouensis
Actinidia chengkouensis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia chengkouensis is a plant of the warm temperate to subtropical regions of southern China. It grows in an area where the mean annual temperature is around 14 - 16°c and the frost-free period is 250 to 270 days. The annual rainfall is 1,100 - 1,400mm.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia chinensis
Actinidia chinensis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 200 - 2,600 metres. It succeeds outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate occasional, short-lived temperatures down to about -15°c, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia chrysantha
Actinidia chrysantha
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia chrysantha is a plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in southern China, where it is found at elevations of 900 - 1,300 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia deliciosa
Actinidia deliciosa
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia deliciosa is a fairly hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to about -20°c when fully dormant, although young growth in the spring is very subject to damage by late frosts and can be killed back at -2°c. Plants requires a 6 - 8 month frost-free growing season. They also require a winter chilling of 600 - 1,100 hours below 7°c and a long warm summer in order to ripen the fruit.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia eriantha
Actinidia eriantha
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 200 - 1,000 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid; the mean annual temperature is typically 19 - 20°c, with an average temperature in mid winter of 9 - 10°c, and in mid summer of 28 - 29°c; and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,500 - 1,800mm. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
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Actinidia fortunatii
Actinidia fortunatii
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia fortunatii is a plant of the subtropical to tropical areas of southern China and northern Vietnam, where it is generally found at elevations around 1,000 metres. It should succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. Mature plants are likely to be able to tolerate moderate frosts, but the young growth is very susceptible to frost damage.
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Actinidia fulvicoma
Actinidia fulvicoma
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia fulvicoma is a plant of subtropical to tropical areas of China and Vietnam, where it is found at elevations from 100 - 1,800 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid; the mean annual temperature is typically 19 - 20°c, with an average temperature in mid winter of 9 - 10°c, and in mid summer of 28 - 29°c; and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,500 -1,800mm. It should succeed outdoors at least in the warmer regions of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia glabra
Actinidia glabra
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 600 - 1,300 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia grandiflora
Actinidia grandiflora
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia grandiflora is a plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia hemsleyana
Actinidia hemsleyana
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 500 - 900 metres. It grows in an area where the mean annual temperature is within the range 16.9 - 19°c, with maximum temperatures reaching 40°c in summer and the minimum winter temperature down to -9.6°c. In these regions there are 230 - 317 frost-free days.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia henryi
Actinidia henryi
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,400 - 2,500 metres. It grows in an area that has a humid monsoonal climate with distinct wet and dry seasons and a spring that is usually relatively dry. The mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,400 - 2,000mm.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia holotricha
Actinidia holotricha
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,400 - 2,000 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia hubeiensis
Actinidia hubeiensis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia hubeiensis is a plant of the warm temperate to subtropical zone in southern China. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
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Actinidia indochinensis
Actinidia indochinensis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia indochinensis is a plant of the subtropical and tropical zones of southern China and northern Vietnam, usually found at elevations from 600 - 2,000 metres. It grows in an area that has a humid monsoonal climate with distinct wet and dry seasons and a spring that is usually relatively dry. The mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,400 - 2,000mm.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia kolomikta
Actinidia kolomikta
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia kolomikta has probably the widest range of any member of this genus. It is found at low elevations as far north as 50°N, but also grows at elevations of 3,500 metres in the subtropical to tropical mountains of southwest China. It is a very cold resistant species - dormant plants are hardy to at least -30°c although new growth in spring can be cut back by late frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia lanceolata
Actinidia lanceolata
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate and subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 200 - 800 metres. It grows in an area where the mean annual temperature is within the range 16.9 - 19°c, with maximum temperatures reaching 40°c in summer and the minimum winter temperature down to -9.6°c. In these regions there are 230 - 317 frost-free days.
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Actinidia latifolia
Actinidia latifolia
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropical zone, entering into the tropics at elevations over 1,000 metres. The plant is found in essentially frost-free climates. In China it grows in an area that has a humid monsoonal climate with distinct wet and dry seasons and a spring that is usually relatively dry.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia maloides
Actinidia maloides
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the warm temperate to subtropical zones in western China, where it is found at elevations around 2,000 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia melanandra
Actinidia melanandra
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,000 - 1,600 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It succeeds outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone - plants at Kew Gardens, London, England have fruited.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia melliana
Actinidia melliana
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia melliana is a plant of warm temperate to tropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 200 - 1,350 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid; the mean annual temperature is typically 19 - 20°c, with an average temperature in mid winter of 9 - 10°c, and in mid summer of 28 - 29°c; and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,500 -1,800mm. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia petelotii
Actinidia petelotii
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia petelotii is a plant of the sub-tropical to tropical regions of southern China and northern Vietnam, where it is found at elevations from 1,200 - 2,000 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The matue growth is likely to tolerate at least some frost, thogh young growth is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia pilosula
Actinidia pilosula
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of montane regions in subtropical to tropical areas of China and Myanmar, where it is found at elevations of 2,100 - 3,300 metres. It could possibly succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth is likely to tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia polygama
Actinidia polygama
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia polygama has a wide native range from the cold temperate regions of the Russian Far East south to subtropical southern China. In the north of its range it is capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -30°c. when dormant, although the young growth in spring can be cut back by late frosts. In the south of its range the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia polygama lecomtei
Actinidia polygama lecomtei
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,350 - 2,100 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
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Actinidia rubricaulis
Actinidia rubricaulis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia rubricaulis grows from the warm temperate zone of China through to the tropical zone in northern Vietnam where it can be found at elevations from 1,600 - 1,700 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot, with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors in warmer regions of the temperate zome.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia rubus
Actinidia rubus
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 2,000 - 2,100 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia rudis
Actinidia rudis
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant ofwarm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,200 - 2,300 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia rufa
Actinidia rufa
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
Actinidia rufa is said to be a very hardy, capable of tolerating temperatures down to -30°c or more, although young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage. Prefers a sound loamy neutral soil. Succeeds in semi-shade but full sun is best for fruit production.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia sabiifolia
Actinidia sabiifolia
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations above 1,000 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia strigosa
Actinidia strigosa
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moderate elevations in the Himalayas, where it is found at elevations of 1,800 - 3,300 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia tetramera
Actinidia tetramera
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the temperate to subtropical zone in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,100 - 2,700 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a frost-free period of 250 - 300 days depending on elevation. It is likely to succeed outdoors in many areas of the temperate zone.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia trichogyna
Actinidia trichogyna
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the warm temperate zone in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,000 - 1,800 metres. It grows in an area where the mean annual temperature is around 14 - 16°c and the frost-free period is 250 to 270 days. The annual rainfall is 1,100 - 1,400mm.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia valvata
Actinidia valvata
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 200 - 1,000 metres. It is likely to succeed outdoors at least in the warmer areas of the temperate zone. The mature growth can tolerate at least some frost, though young growth in the spring is very susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia venosa
Actinidia venosa
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of warm temperate to subtropical areas in China, where it is found at elevations of 1,200 - 2,400 metres. It grows in montane areas of southern China where the climate is humid, the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm and summers are long and hot with a long frost-free period of 270 - 300 days depending on elevation. In the west of its range the climate is cooler and it can experiance temperatures down to -10°c or even lower.
Full cultivation guide →Actinidia x fairchildii
Actinidia x fairchildii
Family: Actinidiaceae
Cultivation
The dormant plant is hardy to at least -10°c, though the young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage. Prefers a sound loamy neutral soil. Succeeds in semi-shade but full sun is best for fruit production.
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