About
Vigorous, evergreen, twining climber about 7m tall, with glossy green palmate leaves composed of about 6 leaflets to 13 cm long. Short flower racemes with small greenish-white male flowers and larger but fewer purplish female flowers in spring, may be followed by edible, sausage-shaped purple fruits to 9cm long.
About the genus
Holboellia are vigorous evergreen climbing shrubs with twining stems bearing leathery, palmate leaves and axillary clusters of small flowers, both male and female on the same plant
Plant details
Height4-8 metres
Spread2.5-4 metres
Suggested usesMixed borders, hedging, foundation planting.
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in sun or part shade with shelter from cold winds
PruningPruning group 11 in spring
PropagationPropagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring, or by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or autumn, or by layering in autumn
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free