Scientific Name
Wisteria sinensis

Common Name
Chinese wisteria
Hardiness Zone:  6, 7, 8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Texture: Medium
Height: 30 to 50'
Exposure: Sun
Climbing Method: Twining
Flower/ Fruit: Very fragrant blue-violet or white flowers; blooms all open simultaneously
Comments: Growth can girdle trees; leaves have 7 to 13 leaflets; prune back old growth to three to four buds in late winter
Cultivars: Alba (white; very fragrant), Black Dragon (double, dark purple), Purpurea (pale purple), Plena (double), Caroline, Variegata
 
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