Stauntonia hexaphylla prophouse-on-the-horizon meaning every garden plant of

meaning every garden plant of the species today is a clone of clones

well-drained soil that never dries out

the foliage turns warm shades of orange to deep red

and the tree carries associations of endurance and sanctity that run deep in Japanese culture

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Stauntonia hexaphylla prophouse-on-the-horizon meaning every garden plant ofStauntonia hexaphylla is a handsome, vigorous evergreen climber from the woodlands of Japan, Korea, and China, grown as much for glossy year round foliage as for the famous fruit. The palmate leaves are cut into five to seven leathery, dark green leaflets, held on a strong, twining vine that clothes a support densely from top to bottom. A member of the Lardizabalaceae, Stauntonia counts Akebia, the chocolate vine, and Decaisnea, the blue sausage tree,