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wisteria
Available for shippin' in the spring & early summer.
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one plant $16.95
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Wisteria sinensis
COMMON NAME: Chinese wisteria
COLOR: light blue
HEIGHT: 20-45'
LOCATION: sun/partial shade
DURATION: May - June
USE: trellis, patio shade
GROWTH HABIT: Very hardy, easy to grow, all soil conditions and drought tolerant. rapid and vigorous grower; fragrant;
7 1/2-10" clusters of fragrant lilac blue flowers.
ZONE: 3-9
SIZE: 2 year plants
CONSIDERATIONS: Provide a strong support. |
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Perennials
The first year they sleep;
the second year they creep;
the third year they leap.
Author Unknown
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growin' tips...
Wisteria sinensis
a little history...
Wisteria is a member of the Pea family, Fabaceae. The genus was named
in honor of an anatomy professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Caspar Wistar (1761-1818). The genus includes
ten species of deciduous climbing vines, two native to the southern United States and the others native to eastern
Asia.
Wisterias are vigorous, twining vines with wide landscape usage where space permits and gardeners are committed
to keeping them in bounds. Among their attributes are hardiness, vigor, longevity and the ability to climb high.
They are greatly valued for their large, pendulous flower clusters that occur in the spring. Flowers are pea-like
and may be white, pink, lilac-blue, bluish-purple or purple in color. The fruit is a long, green flattened pod
that is not particularly ornamental. The plant climbs by means of twining stems and has alternate, pinnately compound
leaves. Older, established plants may have a twisted, woody trunk several inches in diameter. This wisteria has
been grown from a cutting from a flowering plant and will usually begin flowering earlier than most plants grown
from seedlings.
The wisteria you have order is Wisteria sinensis or Chinese wisteria. The Chinese wisteria is a popular plant due
to its flowering habit. It grows to a height of 25 feet or more and has flower clusters six inches to a foot in
length, which open before the foliage has expanded. Individual flowers in the clusters open all at once for a very
showy display. Flowers are lilac-blue and slightly fragrant. Plants are most showy from early to mid-May in most
seasons. |
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