Kadsura japonica "Fukurin" Brookgreen Gardens this South American cousin shares

this South American cousin shares the same athletic climbing spirit but dresses in glossier

handsome landscape evergreens across the middle and lower South

since this is a true twiner that needs something to hold

for the well-clothed stems

Kadsura japonica "Fukurin" Brookgreen Gardens this South American cousin sharesKadsura 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