Description
Large, fast growing, deciduous or semi-evergreen climber (H 5-10 m, depands on staking, W 3-5 m). Leaves palmately lobed (5-8 cm), 5-lobed, leaflets ovate, smooth; leaves light to mid green, underneath bluish green. Flowers in loose clusters (10 cm), simple, cup-shaped (2 cm), dark red-violet, intensely scented, scent of vanilla; male and female flowers different, on the same plant. Flowering period: April-May. Fruits ovate (10 cm), fleshy, juicy, red-violet to blue-violet, with a bloom, edible. Fast growing climber, adaptable to different soils, it prefers warm sites.