"Akebia are vigorous twining, semi-evergreen climbing shrubs, with attractive palmate or trifoliate leaves and racemes of cup-shaped purplish female and smaller male flowers, followed by large, sausage-shaped fruits, if cross-pollinated by another clone."
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West Acre, Dove. Lots of interesting plants there.
They have a tea room now, perhaps we should put it on next ear's visiting list.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Of course it was Nut ... duh! Yes ... I'd love another visit there
By the way, we're heading your way at the weekend ...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, definately Akebia quinata, the chocolate vine.
I meant to add that there must be another plant in the vicinity because there are male and female plants. So the one with fruit on must be the female.
@Asarum,
From the RSH page about Akebia:
"Akebia are vigorous twining, semi-evergreen climbing shrubs, with attractive palmate or trifoliate leaves and racemes of cup-shaped purplish female and smaller male flowers, followed by large, sausage-shaped fruits, if cross-pollinated by another clone."
There are no male and female Akebia plants, all plants bear both male and female flowers, but cross-pollination is usually needed. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination#Mechanism
However, there may be cases of self-pollination for some Akebia specimens.
Whoops, I stand corrected
, mine never sets fruit 
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Thanks Papi Jo.