Wisteria floribunda, the Japanese wisteria, is a woody liana of the Wisteria family. It was brought from Japan to the United States in 1860 by George Rogers Hall.
Wisteria 'Trees'. Wisterias can also be grown as stand alone small tree - though they will need support for this. The trunks are handsome if grown like this.
Wisteria
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Wisteria may be the noblest of all woody climbers introduced to Europe. Besides giving a beautiful covering for houses, pergolas, etc., the Wistaria is of great value in other ways, and can be grown on trees.
Wisteria floribunda
Japanese Wisteria
Fabaceae
Located along wall in perennial border near Ratcliffe Hicks Arena.
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(wstr´) or wistaria(-târ´-), any plant of the genus Wisteria, woody twining vines of the family Leguminosae ( family), ...
Wisteria sinensis. CHINESE WISTERIA. China
LEGUMINOSAE (Pea family)
Well known as an attractive blue-flowering vine climbing over arbors or on walls, the wisteria nevertheless develops a substantial trunk and can be grown as a freestanding tree.
Wisteria floribunda alba
( Alba Wisteria )
Also known as 'Shiro Noda'. Has white flowers depending from 2 foot racemes. Popular, aggressive, flowering vine. Pinnate leaves with up to 19 lance-shaped leaflets up to 3 inches long.
Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Purple' is a deciduous woody flowering vine that climbs through a twining method. Chinese Wisteria will flower in the spring before the foliage emerges.
Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) is a fast growing, woody vine belonging to the legume family that became an instant hit when introduced into England in 1816.
American Wisteria is a woody, deciduous, perennial climbing vine, native to the wet forests and stream banks of the southeastern United States. American Wisteria can grow up to 15 m long over many supports via powerful clockwise-twining stems.
Chinese wisteria Fabaceae Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. symbol: WISI
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Wisteria - Wisteria sp.
General information: The wisteria is a vigorous low-growing vine, a legume, that is very popular as an ornamental.
Wisteria was introduced to the United States from Japan and China in the 1800’s for use as ornamental plants. Individual wisteria plants can survive for more than 50 years.
Wisteria is a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and the East Asian states of China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the genus Hygrophila, as Water Wisteria.
#262 Wisteria sinensis
Common Names: Chinese wisteria
Family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae (bean Family)
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Silky Wisteria
Scientific Name: Wisteria brachybotrys
Synonym:
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Scarlet Wisteria
(syn. Rattlebox, False Poinciana, Purple Sesbane)
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BACKGROUND: Chinese wisteria was brought to the U.S. from China in 1816 and Japanese wisteria was introduced from Japan around 1830. Both were brought in as ornamentals. They have been grown extensively in the southern U.S.
Orchidaceae / Orchid Spring Coralroot (Corallorrhiza wisteriana)
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 40cm in height (16inches). The stem is usually purple to brown with only traces of green.
Wisteria
Wisteria are vigorous, twining vines that bloom in spring with huge, cascading flower clusters.
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Wisteria is notable not only for its attractive, fragrant flowers, but also for its vigorous growth.
Wisteria - Wisteria sinensis
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Wisteria is one of the most popular of all the climbers. Its fragrant flowers appear in late spring and cover the bare stems.
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Wisteria floribunda 'Texas Purple' : Japanese Wisteria - Flowers
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Wisteria Choices: Vigorous Asian or Easier American Vines
The Asian Wisterias like the Chinese W. sinensis and the Japanese W. floribunda are extremely vigorous, and if left unchecked can destroy structures.
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Wisteria Sinensis Flowers in early summer. Sunny wall
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Wisteria frutescens
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The wisteria is a fast-growing vine that produces rich-green foliage with violet-blue blooms. This vigorous grower has a spreading habit that can quickly become invasive, if not controlled. It is… ...
Water Wisteria
This photo shows a "starter sprig" of Water Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis) that was grown anchored in gravel substrate, thus it has slender lacey leaves & upright growth.
Chinese Wisteria
(Wisteria sinensis)
30 to 50 feet
Blue-violet flowers, but not as fragrant as Japanese Wisteria. Blooms before leaves appear.
The Tree Wisteria is certainly one of the most spectacular of our indigenous trees when in flower, it has the splendour of the jacaranda, which unfortunately is proving to be an invader species in parts of South Africa.
Reminiscent of Wisteria, these trees' pendulous, bright yellow flower clusters grow up to 20 inches long. Olive-green bark and bright green compound leaves add to their ornamental beauty. Their brown leathery pods last until winter.
Common name Water wisteria
Synonymies Ruellia difformis, Synnema triflorum.
Flowers: 15-20 cm (6-8 in); eight sepals; wisteria-blue sepals and purple stamens. Flowers spring and early autumn. Pruning -light. A short clematis. Asao Moderately vigorous. Height to 2.4 m (8 ft).
minor Periwinkle Vinca minor 'Alba' Periwinkle 'Alba' Vinca minor 'Bowlesii' Bowles Periwinkle Vitex agnus-castus Chastetree Vitex agnus-castus 'Alba' Chastetree 'Alba' Botanical Name Common Name Weigela florida Old Fashioned Weigela Wisteria ...
Plants that are well adapted to the cascade and semi-cascade styles are prostrate junipers, and flowering plants such as chrysanthemums, wisteria, willows, and star jasmine.
The flowers are similar to those of a wisteria. The large leaves turn rich yellow in autumn and there are also long, plump, yellowish green seedpods. The tree does not start to flower for some years.
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Plants such as Honeysuckle and Wisteria will twist themselves around the support while plants such as Clematis will hold themselves up by entwining their leaf stalks around the support to hold the stems away from it.
Cultivars/colours: 'Agatha Christie' (wisteria blue plicata), 'Blue-Eyed Blonde' (yellow with blue beards), 'Elysium' (peachy pink), 'Fooled Me' (stitched purple), 'Theda Clark' (violet, fragrant) ...
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants including Actinidia and Wisteria species.
[133]Rice. G. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 1.
Here you will find information on plants with growth based on long, flexible stems, usually climbing up or along other plants, rocks, or soil. Included are diverse plant species such as grape, wisteria, honeysuckle, sweat pea, morning glory and ivy.
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