General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 24 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: pale blue/purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Toxicity: Other: Pods and seeds are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Other: grafting
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Wisteria
Also sold as:
  • Wisteria sinensis
  • Wisteria floribunda

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Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15

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