Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific'
  
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common name: |
Chinese Wisteria 'Prolific' |
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decoration form: |
flowers |
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flowering months: |
V |
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is evergreen: |
no |
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plants height: |
6 m |
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annual growth: |
1-2 m |
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aspect: |
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frost hardiness: |
zones 6A-8 |
A lovely climber reaching up to 10m (1-3m 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 fertile and moist soils. Requires a strong support. A well proven variety though it may freeze during severe winters.
Particularly useful for growing over a wall.
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