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About Chocolate Vine
Akebia is a deciduous to semi-evergreen twining woody vine in the Lardizabalaceae family. It is a large vigorous vine growing up to 40 feet with palmately compound leaves. The red-purple blooms appear in early spring with leaves and can be lost in the five parted green foliage similar to plants in the Schefflera genus. The vine tolerates drought, wet sites, deer browsing, erosion and heavy shade.
Taxonomy
Akebia quinata
Akebia
Lardizabalaceae
Ranunculales
Also known as
Chocolate vine and Five-leaf chocolate vine

How to care for Chocolate Vine
How often to water your Chocolate Vine

every 9
Chocolate Vine needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Chocolate Vine in your home

a window
Chocolate Vine love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Chocolate Vine does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Chocolate Vine in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Chocolate Vine

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Chocolate Vine after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Chocolate Vine
Chocolate Vine
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
