Kadsura japonica "Fukurin" Brookgreen Gardens for the well-clothed stems

for the well-clothed stems

from bobwhite and cardinals to mockingbirds and thrashers

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

fast-growing

handsome landscape evergreens across the middle and lower South

Kadsura japonica "Fukurin" Brookgreen Gardens for the well-clothed stemsKadsura 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