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Five-flavour berry
Plant·Schisandra chinensis
Part sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 4–8
Hardiness
Five-flavour berry (Schisandra chinensis) is a plant. It grows best in sun to part shade and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants part sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–7
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives fruit (edible berries)
Gives mulch biomass (medium)
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Climber
Height300–800 cm
Spacing200 cm (min 150 cm)
Root depthMedium
Width150–300 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, cuttings, layering
Difficulty
Establishes in about 2 yr
Self-seeds a little on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Doronenko · CC BY 2.5