Chocolate Vine (Akebia Quinata) アケビ(木通)

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Native to East Asia, chocolate vines (Akebia quinata) can be found across Japan. They bear pale purple flowers from April to May, followed by chocolate-scented fruits from September to October. Female flowers outnumber the males and are slightly larger.

3/30/2021  A larger female flowers (pale purple) and smaller male flowers (white)

While the fruits are edible, harvesting them is difficult because the yield is small and the fruit spoils quickly. I love chocolate vines for their color. In Japan, this purple shade is known as akebi (chocolate vine) color, which is one of the country's traditional colors.

Posted on 4/4/2023
Revised on 10/27/2026

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3/21/2023 The larger female flower (purple) is surrounded by smaller male flowers
木通の雄花と雌花

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3/21/2023  Before the sepals open 萼片が開く前

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木通(アケビ)です。4月から5月にやや大きな雌花を数個、雌花より小さな雄花を多数付けます。実が生るのは9月から10月です。一度食べてみたいのですが、収穫量が少なく傷みやすいので出回る量は少ないとのこと。残念。

アケビの魅力は何といっても薄紫の花の色。日本の古代色でアケビ色と言われています。

初稿 4/4/2023
改訂 10/27/2026

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