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Wisteria sinensis ‘Prolific’
chinese wisteria 'Prolific'A lovely climber reaching up to 6 m (1-3 m of annual growth), long and profusely flowering. Spectacular flowers, blue-violet, brighter at the base, borne in long racemes during May, and sometimes again in August. It starts flowering sooner than many other wisterias - usually the second, third season after planting. The stems twine in a clockwise direction. Leaves pinnate, green, turning yellow in autumn. Best grown in sheltered, warm and sunny positions, in moderately...
Wisteria sinensis ‘Southern Belle’
chinese wisteria 'Southern Belle'A beautifully blooming cultivar of light-violet blossom gathered in conical racemes. Flowers emanate delicate sweet scent. Blooming in May and in summer. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers very decorative, light-violet, gathered in conical racemes ca. 20 cm long, delicately sweet-scented. Blooms profusely in May and once more, moderately, in August. Leaves pinnately compound, light-green in spring and summer, yellow in spring. Coiled shoots twining rightwards. HO...
Wisteria sinensis ‘Texas White’
Chinese wisteria 'Texas White'Flowers white or cream-coulored when fading, gathered in 25-35 cm long panicles, delicately scented., Being one of the earliest varieties it blooms in May on previous year shoots. Leaves are light green in spring and summer, yellow in autumn, pinnately compound, usually consisting of 13 narrow ovate leaflets. Shoots twine clockwise around supports. Tends to freeze during harsh winters. Flowers borne in the 2nd-3rd year after planting. The plant reaches 2-2.5 m height....