A beautiful and vigorous twining vine, Chinese wisteria is native to China and widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world for its stunning display of fragrant flowers in spring.
It's a deciduous vine, meaning it loses its leaves in the fall.
Chinese wisteria can grow to be 20-30 meters (66-98 feet) tall and has twisting stems that can twine around and climb structures.
The leaves are shiny green, pinnately compound, and 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in length. Each leaf has 9-13 oblong leaflets that are 2–6 cm (0.79–2.4 in) long.
The fragrant flowers are white, violet, or blue, and produced on 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in) racemes (clusters) before the leaves emerge in spring. The flowers on each raceme open all at once, creating a dramatic floral display.
Chinese wisteria is considered invasive in some parts of the United States, so it is important to be aware of the potential risks before planting it. If you live in an area where Chinese wisteria is invasive, there are other types of wisteria that you may want to consider planting instead.
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