Chinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue violet
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) is a vine for borders. 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 soil of most types. Its fragrant blue violet flowers open in spring and again in summer, and bees and butterflies visit them. This vine grows fast, so give it a strong support. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Climbing hydrangea, Korean spice viburnum, and Orange daylily.
Native range
China.