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Wisteria sinensis |
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Chinese Wisteria |
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 5
to 8 |
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China
(Not as hardy as
W. floribunda) |
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Vigorous, stout, twining vine |
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Growing to a height of 20-30 feet |
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Flowers are blue-violet, 1 inch across, slightly
fragrant, borne in a pendant raceme, growing
6-12 inches long, very showy.
Chinese wisteria flowers open all at
once on the raceme while those of the Japanese wisteria,
(Wisteria floribunda) open progressive down
toward the tip. |
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Late May |
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Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound with
7-13 leaflets, each being oblong, 2-3 inches
long, with an abruptly acuminate apex and
entire margins. |
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Fall color is nonexistent. |
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Stems are light brown, twining left to right
(right to left in
W. floribunda). |
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Fruit is a densely velvety, brownish pod, 4-6
inches long, ripening in October The seeds are
poisonous if eaten. |
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- W. sinensis alba - white flowers
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Named in honor of
Dr Caspar Wistar even though the spelling is
slightly different. |
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