Vera's Pride Female Silver Vine Kiwi is a cold-hardy ornamental vine that thrives in zones 3 through 3, producing pale orange fruit alongside some of the most striking foliage you'll encounter in a garden. The young leaves emerge with frosted white patches against rich green, creating a shimmering effect that catches light beautifully. Come late summer, fragrant white flowers blanket the vine, followed by fruit with an unusual spicy finish that sets it apart from other kiwis. This is a variety bred to captivate both the eye and the palate, though it's grown primarily for its visual drama and unique sensory appeal.
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The frosted white leaf patches that appear on young growth give Vera's Pride an almost ethereal quality, especially when backlit by morning sun. The abundant, sweetly fragrant white flowers that bloom from June through September transform the vine into a living ornament. Perhaps most intriguingly, the wood contains a compound similar to catnip that fascinates over 80% of cats, making this vine as much a curiosity for pet owners as for gardeners seeking something genuinely different.
Vera's Pride is grown as an ornamental vine, valued for its striking visual characteristics and fragrant flowers rather than as a primary fruit producer. The pale orange fruit carries a distinctive spicy flavor note, but the real appeal lies in the dramatic frosted foliage and the botanical curiosity of its catnip-like compound in the wood, which makes it of particular interest to those gardening for feline companions.
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Prune Vera's Pride to manage its vigorous vining growth and encourage the frosted white leaf markings on young growth. Remove any dead or damaged wood in early spring before the growing season begins. To maintain shape and promote the showy new foliage, selectively thin crowded stems and cut back overly long canes that extend beyond your trellis or support structure.
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