Alba Chinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tallup to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Attracts
Notes
'Alba' Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis 'Alba') is a climbing vine with fragrant white flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and blooms in early to late spring and again in early to mid summer. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Casa Blanca lily, and Hicksii yew.