Japanese Wisteria Wisteria floribunda
- Phonetic Spelling
- wis-TEER-ee-uh flor-ih-BUN-duh
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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It can be aggressive with invasive tendency, due to rampant growth and rooting surface runners. Woody deciduous vine that requires sturdy support and regular pruning. Twines along a support up to 10-25 ft. or more; can be trained as a shrub or small tree. Bright green compound pinnate leaves with 15-19 leaflets, and 12-18 inch long drooping clusters (racemes) of pink to purple, pea-shaped, very fragrant flowers, blooming from the base of clusters to tip as leaves emerge in spring. After flowering, pendant velvety seed pods about 6 inches long ripen in fall, sometimes persisting into winter.
Alternatives that are less weedy:
- American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens
- Woodland phlox, Phlox divaricatus
- Sweet azalea, Rhododendron canescens
- Coast azalea, Rhododendron atlanticum
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba'
- 'Multijuga'
- 'Nuda'
- Rosea
- 'Alba'
- 'Alba', 'Multijuga', 'Nuda', Rosea
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba'
- 'Multijuga'
- 'Nuda'
- Rosea
- 'Alba'
- 'Alba', 'Multijuga', 'Nuda', Rosea
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Wisteria
- Species:
- floribunda
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Climbing Method:
- Twining
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Winter
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- After flowering, pendant velvety seed pods about 6 inches long ripen in fall, sometimes persisting into winter.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- > 6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are 12-18 inches long in drooping clusters (racemes) of pink to purple pea-shaped, very fragrant flowers, blooming from the base of the cluster to outward tip as leaves emerge in spring.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Bright green compound pinnate leaves with 15-19 leaflets.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Light Brown
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stem colors may include green and gray.
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
