species
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Wisteria sinensis belongs to the family Fabaceae, also known as Chinese wisteria, introduced to the UK. It reaches 12 m tall and 80 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 12 m tall × 80 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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