Plant Family / Wisteria
Wisteria
Prized for the beauty of their spectacular pendulous racemes of fragrant pea-like flowers in spring and early summer, Wisterias are hardy, fast growing deciduous climbers. Easy to grow in sun or part-shade in well-drained soils, Wisterias may be trained into a large tree, on a wall, arch or pergola, or as a freestanding half standard. These woody vines require a strong, sturdy structure which will be able to support their heavy weight at maturity. While Wisterias may be slow to establish and take 3-5 years to begin flowering, but once they start, they never fail to produce a dramatic floral display!
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Wisteria 'Burford' (Japanese Wisteria)
Heavenly scented, award-winning Wisteria 'Burford' (Japanese Wisteria) is a deciduous climber with a long season of interest. In late spring or early summer, it produces masses of very long, drooping clusters, up to 16 in. long (40 cm), with fragrant, pea-like flowers, that are a combination of pale lilac-blue and deep purple with a yellow spot in the throat.
Wisteria 'Caroline' (Japanese Wisteria)
Blooming earlier than most other wisteria varieties, Wisteria 'Caroline' is a deciduous climber with beautiful tresses, 6-12 in. long (15-30 cm), of wonderful fragrant, pea-like, lilac-blue flowers.
Wisteria 'Lavender Lace'
A large-flowered Wisteria, 'Lavender Lace' produces long, hanging racemes, up to 20 in. long (50 cm), packed with 80 to 100 sweetly scented, pea-like flowers, that are a combination of pale lavender to violet.
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Murasaki-Kapitan' (Silky Wisteria)
Highly scented, Wisteria brachybotrys 'Murasaki-Kapitan' is an excellent vigorous climber blooming early in the season. It produces pretty hanging sprays, up to 8 in. long (20 cm), packed with 35-47, pea-like, blue-violet flowers.
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama' (Silky Wisteria)
Strongly scented, award-winning Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama' produces masses of hanging sprays, up to 4-6 in. long (10-15 cm), of fragrant, pea-like, pale lilac flowers with a large and conspicuous white spot. Opening from rich violet buds, they bloom early in the season in late spring.
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Shiro-Kapitan' (Silky Wisteria)
Highly scented, award-winning Wisteria brachybotrys 'Shiro-Kapitan' is a gorgeous climber with flowers of great beauty. It produces masses of hanging sprays, up to 6 in. long (15 cm), of fragrant, pea-like, snow-white flowers with a conspicuous yellow spot.
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-Beni' (Silky Wisteria)
Noted for its foliage and lovely scent, award-winning Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-Beni' is a gorgeous climber with flowers of great beauty. It produces masses of hanging sprays, up to 6 in. long (15 cm), of fragrant, pea-like, pink and white flowers with a conspicuous yellow spot.
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba' (White Japanese Wisteria)
A famous Wisteria variety that can be admired on the Japanese Bridge, in Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France. Wisteria floribunda 'Alba' is a beautiful white flowered Japanese Wisteria with very long clusters, up to 24 in. long (60 cm), of pea-like, fragrant white flowers.
Wisteria floribunda 'Domino' (Japanese Wisteria)
Award-winning Wisteria floribunda 'Domino' (Japanese Wisteria) is a deciduous climber with twining stems of great beauty. It produces masses of drooping clusters, up to 8 in. long (20 cm), with fragrant, pea-like flowers, that are a combination of pale lilac and deep violet with a yellow spot in the throat.
Wisteria floribunda 'Geisha' (Japanese Wisteria)
Vigorous, Wisteria floribunda 'Geisha' (Japanese Wisteria) produces masses of hanging clusters, up to 14 in. long (35 cm), packed with softly scented, pea-like flowers, that are a combination of white and lavender-violet
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi Beni' (Japanese Wisteria)
Noted for its excellent fragrance, Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi Beni' (Japanese Wisteria) produces masses of very long drooping clusters, up to 18 in. long (45 cm), packed with pea-like, pale mauve-pink flowers, tipped with purple.
Wisteria floribunda 'Lawrence' (Japanese Wisteria)
One of the best pale blue Wisteria cultivars, award-winning Wisteria floribunda 'Lawrence' (Japanese Wisteria) produces stunning tresses of sweetly scented, pea-like flowers, up to 20 in. long (50 cm). They are densely packed with pale blue-violet blooms (up to 170!)
Wisteria floribunda 'Macrobotrys' (Japanese Wisteria)
Noted for its excellent fragrance and voluptuous floral display, award-winning Wisteria floribunda 'Macrobotrys' or 'Multijuga' (Japanese Wisteria) produces masses of extraordinarily long hanging clusters, up to 40 in. long (100 cm), packed with pea-like, lilac flowers with dark violet markings.
Wisteria floribunda 'Murasaki Noda' (Japanese Wisteria)
Wisteria floribunda 'Murasaki Noda' (Japanese Wisteria) produces masses of drooping clusters, up to 10 in. long (25 cm), with fragrant, pea-like flowers, that are a combination of pale lavender and violet blue.
Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea' (Pink Japanese Wisteria)
Noted for its excellent fragrance, award-winning Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea' (Pink Japanese Wisteria) is a strong-growing climber with twining stems of great beauty. It produces masses of very long drooping clusters, up to 24 in. long (60 cm), packed with pea-like, pale rose flowers tipped with purple.
Wisteria floribunda 'Royal Purple' (Japanese Wisteria)
Among the darkest purple Wisteria cultivars, award-winning Wisteria floribunda 'Royal Purple' (Japanese Wisteria) produces stunning tresses of sweetly scented, pea-like violet flowers, up to 20 in. long (50 cm).
Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena' (Japanese Wisteria)
A very pretty double-flowered Wisteria, award-winning Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena' (Japanese Wisteria) produces masses of hanging clusters, up to 12 in. long (30 cm), packed with lightly scented, violet-blue, double flowers.
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-kokuryu' (Japanese Wisteria)
A remarkable double-flowered Wisteria, Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-kokuryu' (Japanese Wisteria) produces masses of hanging clusters, up to 20 in. long (50 cm), packed with lightly scented, dark purple, double flowers.
Wisteria sinensis 'Jako' (Chinese Wisteria)
Noted for its exceptional fragrance, award-winning Wisteria sinensis 'Jako' (Chinese Wisteria) is a deciduous climber with intensively fragrant clusters, up to 12 in. long (30 cm), of pea-like, white flowers.
Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific' (Chinese Wisteria)
Sweetly fragrant, Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific' (Chinese Wisteria) is a free-flowering deciduous climber, producing masses of pendulous clusters, up to 1 ft. long (30 cm), packed with scented, pea-like, blue-violet blossoms.
Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria)
Sweetly fragrant, Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria) is a large deciduous climber with twining stems that is prized by gardeners for its vigorous habit, beauty and sweet fragrance.
