Yae-kokuryū Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-kokuryū'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Notes
'Yae-kokuryū' Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-kokuryū') is a climbing vine. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows rapidly and blooms from early to late spring. The blooms are fragrant.
Pairs well with Pink Drift rose, Gladiator ornamental onion, Royal fern, and Autumn Gold maidenhair tree.