Wisteria floribunda 'Alba' (White Japanese Wisteria)


Botanical Information

FamilyFabaceae
GenusWisteria
Speciesfloribunda
Cultivar'Alba'
CategoryWoody
TypeVine
Pronunciation

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone4-9
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone5
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height10 m
Spread60 cm
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodApril, May

Description and Growing Information

ID CharacteristicAlso known as 'Shiro Noda'. The blooms are 50 cm, white racemes. Popular, aggressive, flowering vine. Pinnate leaves with up to 19 lance-shaped leaflets up to 7.5 cm long. Top choice for covering arbours or spilling over fences. The flowering is not as spectacular as Chinese Wisteria due to shorter bloom period. Can become quite large. Twines from right to left.
ShapeClimbing.
HabitatHorticultural origin.

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