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shrubby wisteria 'Longwood Purple'

Wisteria frutescens 'Longwood Purple'

Fragrant

Genus: Wisteria
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

(American wisteria) Vigorous twining climber about 6-8m or more tall, with smooth, shiny dark green leaves composed of leaflets, and lightly musk-scented, short, dense flower racemes, composed of violet flower petals, with white centres and greenish-yellow eyes, produced late in summer, followed by shiny brown seed heads

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Can be grown informally through large tree or trained more formally against a house wall. Will grow in most soils that are moist but well-drained in sun or part shade. See wisteria cultivation for more advice

Pruning

See pruning wisteria

Propagation

Propagate by layering, softwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings or grafting

Pests

Can get scale insects, including wisteria scale

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

PrairieBordersWall Trained

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years