Kadsura japonica "Fukurin" Brookgreen Gardens australis can rise to true

australis can rise to true tree stature

fast-growing

In the frost-free Deep South the shrub stays evergreen and woody

since this is a true twiner that needs something to hold

a plant of edges and transitions rather than interiors

Kadsura japonica "Fukurin" Brookgreen Gardens australis can rise to trueKadsura japonica, the Japanese kadsura, is an evergreen twining vine of the star anise family, Schisandraceae, a close relative of the medicinal magnolia vine Schisandra, native to the woodlands of Japan, Korea, and southern China. 'Fukurin' is the variegated form, glossy dark green leaves edged in a clean cream yellow margin that lights up a shaded wall or fence and holds through the year. Beyond the foliage, the vine offers small, fragrant, creamy