Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
USDA zones4 to 9
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 to violet, pink or white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) is a climbing vine for borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Fragrant blue to violet, pink, or white flowers open in spring and again in summer, and they attract butterflies. It grows fast, so give it a strong support. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Clematis, Blue fescue, Grape hyacinth, and Festiva Maxima peony.
Native range
Japan.