Actinidia arguta ‘Rossana’ (Female)

Actinidia arguta 'Rossana' bears abundant crops of sweet, very flavourful fruit, weighing up to a 1/2 oz.

Actinidia arguta produces fragrant greenish white flowers followed by fruits with smooth skin with a taste similar to but often sweeter than the kiwis found in grocery stores of Actinidia deliciosa. ‘Rossana’ is a selection form Italy bearing abundant crops of sweet, very flavourful fruit, weighing up to a 1/2 oz. Requires ‘Hardy Male’ or ‘Issai’ as a pollinator. Photo: Wikipedia.

Common Name:  Hardy Kiwi

Family:  Actinidiaceae (The Actinidia Family)

Zone Hardiness:  3-9

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade

Height:  10-15'

Width:  5-8'

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Vine

Bloom Time:  

Soil Moisture:  Average

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  Yes

Berries:  Green

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Woodlands, mountain forests, streamsides and moist locations in eastern Asia, China and Japan.

Award:  AGM

Geographical Origin: