Friday, May 2, 2014

Flower for the Day Chocolate Vine 5-2-14


In order to"hide" the dog cage we planted chocolate vine four years ago. It barely made it through two draught years. Last year it settled in and finally took off and now it has finally bloomed.


Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)  has compound leaves with 5 leaflets and small flowers which grow in unbranched clusters (racemes).The miniature flowers are chocolate scented with 3 sepals and give way to fruit.


Our chocolate vine flower is vanilla in color


and is delicate with a pleasant sweet aroma.





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