Wisteria floribunda
Common name: 
Japanese Wisteria
Pronunciation: 
wis-TE-ri-a flo-i-bun-DA
Family: 
Fabaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous vine, climbs to 25 ft [8 m] or more, twines clockwise.   Leaves alternate, pinnately compound, 25-38 cm long, 13-19 leaflets, each 4-8 cm long, ovate-elliptic to ovate-oblong, acuminate, rounded at base, occasionally broad-wedge shaped, margin entire, bright green above.  Flowers violet, violet-blue, sometime white, slightly fragrant, 1.5-2 cm long, in slender clusters (racemes) 20-50 cm long, flowers tend to open gradually from the base to the apex; longer bloom period but less concentrated color than W. sinensis.  Fruit is a brown pod 10-15 cm long.
  • Sun to part shade.  Slow to establish
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (4) 5      Native to Japan.   Many cultivars, including doubles, and flowers that are white, pink, lavender, blue, or purple.
  • Caution: both Japanese and Chinese Wisteria (W. floribunda and W. sinensis) and their hybrids are reported to have invaded natural habitats throughout many eastern and southern States.
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    plant habit, flowering

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    leaf and flower cluster

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    leaflets and flowers

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    plant habit, summer

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    leaflets, comparison

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    winter twigs and buds

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