A vigorous, deciduous climber with compound leaves and pendulous, lilac flowers in spring. Drought tolerant once established, the Chinese Wisteria can be slow growing at first, but vigorous in maturity. It needs a strong structure or frame for support and looks best when pruned during the winter. This is an anti-clockwise climber, as opposed to Wisteria floribunda, which is clockwise. Both are excellent floral plants.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- High
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Climbers
- Root size
- 4 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Spring
- Colours
- Green, Pink, Purple
- Gardens
- Cottage