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Lardizabalaceae FAMILY

Archakebia apetala

Archakebia apetala

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Climber
Growth—

Archakebia apetala is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant. The young growth in spring, however, is likely to be susceptable to damage by frost. Requires a well-drained moisture retentive soil[1]. Succeeds in acid or alkaline soils[1]. The plant is usually monoecious, producing racemes of flowers with females near the base and males above. Occasional plants, however, are monoecious, producing flowers of one sex only[2].

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Surface sow in a light position[3]. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 3 months at 15°c[3]. Stored seed should be given 1 month cold stratification[4, 3] and can be very difficult to germinate. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in light shade in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in a frame[5, 4]. The cuttings can be slow to root[1]. Cuttings can also be taken of soft wood in spring[4]. Root cuttings, December in a warm greenhouse[4]. Layering in early spring[6]. Very easy, the plants usually self-layer and so all you need to do is dig up the new plants and plant them out directly into their permanent positions. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Archakebia+apetala>

Pollinators

Flies, Insects

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  3. [3]Growing from Seed. Volume 1. — Rice. G. (Editor) · Thompson and Morgan. · 1987 · ISBN - ↩︎Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
  4. [4]The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. — Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W. · Athens Ga. Varsity Press · 1987 · ISBN 0942375009 ↩︎A very detailed book on propagating trees. Not for the casual reader.
  5. [5]Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. — Bean. W. · Murray · 1981 · ISBN - ↩︎A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
  6. [6]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
  7. [7]An Overview of Lardizabalaceae — Christenhusz M.J.M. · 2012 ↩︎