Stauntonia brachyandra

RHS Plant Profile

short-anthered sausage vine

RHS

Synonyms

Holboellia brachyandra

Climber Wall Shrub

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Vigorous, evergreen, twining climber about 5m tall, with dark green papery leaves composed of 3 leaflets to 12cm long with inrolled margins. Scented flowers, the male flowers white tinged purple, smaller than the white female flowers, are produced in late spring and sometimes followed by edible sausage-shaped fruits

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 2.5-4 metres
Max Height: 4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand

Moisture: Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H4

Colour & Scent

Fragrance Flower

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Lardizabalaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Climbing
Genus: Stauntonia are evergreen twining climbers with palmate leaves and small, bell-shaped flowers, male and female usually in separate axillary racemes on the same plant, followed by edible fruits
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: China (Yunnan)

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in sun or part shade with shelter from cold winds

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring, or by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or autumn, or by layering in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Climber and wall shrubs
Wall side borders
Edible fruit

Pruning

pruning group 11 in spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free