Wisteria floribunda

Japanese wisteria

• 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.