Red kiwiberry (female)

Actinidia purpurea

A hardy kiwi vine with smooth-skinned, grape-sized fruit and red-tinged flesh.

Hardiness ratings

Red kiwiberry (female) hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 5–9 −28.9 °C to −1.1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H5 −15 °C to −10 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 5–8 −23 °C to −1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 2–5 −10 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Smooth-skinned, grape-sized "kiwiberries" with red-tinged flesh, eaten whole like grapes
  • A female vine — it needs a male hardy-kiwi vine nearby to set fruit
  • Very cold-hardy when dormant, though its spring growth is frost-sensitive

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