Wisteria

Wisteria floribunda, commonly called Japanese wisteria, is a woody, clockwise-twining, deciduous vine which typically grows 10-25 (sometimes larger). Can also be trained as a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. Features bright green, 12-16" long, compound pinnate leaves (each with 15-19 leaflets) and 1.5-3 long drooping clusters (racemes) of fragrant, pea-like, blue to violet, pink or white flowers which bloom from the base of each cluster to the tip in May as the leaves emerge. Flowers give way to pendant, velvety, bean-like seed pods (to 6" long) which ripen in autumn and may persist into winter. Texas Purple has large, pendulous clusters of sweetly fragrant, bluish purple blossoms in spring. The pea-like flowers open sequentially from the base of the flower cluster and are followed by velvety green, bean-like fruits. It is a deciduous, vigorously growing, woody vine that will bloom at an early age. It requires a sturdy support structure such as an arbor, trellis or fence. Texas Purple grows 20 to 25 ft. long and 4 to 8 ft. wide.