Wisteria Plants

"flori bunda macrobtrys multijuga" |
Wisteria are robust hardy plants which require a sunny position to flower well. All wisteria flowers are scented.
Wisteria foliage and flowers are harmful if eaten.
Pruning:
Pruning is not a problem, once you have trained the young shoots to cover your structure/support, just shorten the growths of summer in late June or early July to six pairs of leaves. In winter, further prune back to 3 pairs. The summer pruning opens the wood to sunlight to allow it to ripen for the production of good flowers. Frost may damage the flowers.
Flowering:
All these varieties flower in late April/early May.
Brachybotrys Species
Variety |
Known As |
Description |
Alba |
Venusta Alba/ Shiro Kapitan |
Compact trusses white |
Showa Beni |
|
Compact trusses pink |
Wild Form |
Venusta |
Compact trusses, deep violet, distinct perfume |
Floribunda Species
Variety |
Known As |
Description |
Alba |
Shiro Noda/ Longissima Alba |
Long pointed trusses of white flowers |
Black Dragon |
Kokuryu |
Small flower mid blue |
Black Dragon Double |
Yae Kokuryu/ violacea plena |
The only double flowered wisteria. Deep purple |
Domino |
Issai |
Mid purple/blue long trusses |
Macrobotrys |
Multi juga |
Very long trusses of pale mauve flowers |
Nana Richen's Purple |
|
Late Flowering, deep purple small growing variety |
Peaches-Cream |
Kuchibeni |
Very long trusses of pale mauve & cream fading to white |
Purple Snake |
Royal Purple |
Long trusses Deep Purple |
Rosea |
Honbeni |
Long trusses magenta/pink flowers |
Hybrids
Variety |
Description |
Formosa |
Short trusses of mid blue, late flowering |
Hockier Edge |
Similar to Lavender Lace but more vigorous |
Lavender Lace |
V. long trusses pale blue with large flowers |
Sinensis
Variety |
Description |
Alba |
Pointed compact trusses |
Amethyst |
Deep violet purple - good perfumed, compact trusses |
Carolyn |
Compact gray blue trusses |
Consequa |
Deep purple blue, compact pointed trusses |
The information on this page was originally published on the web at thelaurelsnursery.co.uk, however that website is defunct at December 2008.