What is Actinidia?
Actinidia is the name for a group of shrubs and climbing vineyards that bloom and produce fruit. Dioecous plant, comes from the forests of China, Japan and Russia. The most popular and known variety of this plant is a. Delciosa , commonly known as Kiwi Fruit. Kiwi fruit was introduced outside Eurasia in the 1950s and is the official Chinese fruit.
Actinidia grows on a woody stem and is deciduous, ie loses its leaves during the cold winter season. Shrubs can grow up to 20 feet (6 m) high. VINES can grow up to 100 meters (30 m) in length. Most varieties usually bloom at the beginning of summer and prefer full sun.
Many varieties of Actinidia are popular garden plants, because the tips of their leaves have become a bright pink or coral color during the summer. The shape of the leaves changes with each variety. Kiwi fruit leaves are round or oval. The new leaves are covered with what looks like fine, red hairs. Mature holiday loses red hair and turn dark green.
These plants are diocious. Doocious, derived from Greek, means "two households". In the diocious variety there are some male plants and some are women. As a result, the family of plants is unusual. On the other hand, most plants are monooecious, ie containing male and female parts that can produce independently. The easiest way to find out whether Actinidia is a male or a woman is to look for berries or fruit. Female plants produce them; Men don't.
in growth a. Delciosa , the most popular variety, male and female versions flower, but only women produce fruit kiwi. In order for female actinidia to produce kiwi fruit, male actinidia must be planted nearby. If men and female plants are not placed in close proximity to each other, they will not be able to pollinate. Both will produce flowers year after year, but the woman will not be able to produce fruit kiwi.
some of the actinidia varieties are known to herCH effect on cats. Actinidia polygama , commonly known as silver wine, has the same effect as Catnip, such as causing excitement and bliss in cat. Cats can also be attracted by many other types of actinitia. It looks as if the base of wood plants has created a great scratch.