Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Common Name: Japanese wisteria
Genus: Wisteria
Species: floribunda
Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs
Height: 9.00 m (900 cm)
Spread: 5.00 m (500 cm)
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile moist well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: June
- Flower colour: violet-blue pink or white
- Other features: velvety green seed-pods in hot summers; all parts of the plant are harmful if ingested
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Pendent clusters of fragrant pea-like violet-blue pink or white flowers in June and light grey-green leaflets turning yellow in autumn. Often underrated this lovely Japanese wisteria is less vigorous than other varieties. Ideal for training against a sunny house wall to ensure success the twining stems need careful pruning. - Garden care: In the first growing season tie in lateral shoots and cut back sub-lateral shoots to two or three buds. During the first winter cut back laterals by one third and sub-laterals by two or three buds.
Similar Plants:
White Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Honbeni'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Multijuga' (syn. W. Macrobotrys)
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