Wisteria x formosa ‘Black Dragon’ (‘Kokuryu’) Wisteria Back To List Wisteria – floribunda 'Violacea Plena' – x formosa 'Kokuryu' – floribunda 'Royal Purple' – floribunda 'Russelliana' Description: A vigorous, deciduous climber with palmate, mid-green leaves divide into ovate to lance-shaped leaflets, pale green when young and turning yellow in autumn. Fantastic pea-like, fragrant double lilac flowers, borne in usually pendent racemes in spring and summer, followed by bean-like green seed pods. History: Native to Japan. Received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wisteria Growing Tips: Grow in a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in sun or semi shade. May be trained into a large tree, on a wall, arch or pergola, or as a free-standing half standard. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 6m x 4m Attributes Leaf colour: Green Flowering month: MayM Size: Medium Suitable for wall training Scented flowers Can be hard pruned Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydCo. AntrimCo. DownCo. WestmeathConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDublinDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Wisteria brachybotrys Shiro Beni Wisteria Produces long, pale pink racemes of scented, pea like flowers in early summer as the new grey green leaves are emerging.Height: 5 m x 5 m Full Details Wisteria floribunda Hon-beni Wisteria A charming pale rose flower with purple tips and very long racemes. Flowers early in life. Full Details Wisteria floribunda Shiro-noda ‘Snow Shower’ Wisteria The white wisteria is very dramatic and contrasts well with other forms. Very long racemes. Full Details Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Okayama’ Wisteria Mauve floral bracts and dark violet/purple flowers on short exotic racemes. Highly scented. Full Details
Wisteria brachybotrys Shiro Beni Wisteria Produces long, pale pink racemes of scented, pea like flowers in early summer as the new grey green leaves are emerging.Height: 5 m x 5 m Full Details
Wisteria floribunda Hon-beni Wisteria A charming pale rose flower with purple tips and very long racemes. Flowers early in life. Full Details
Wisteria floribunda Shiro-noda ‘Snow Shower’ Wisteria The white wisteria is very dramatic and contrasts well with other forms. Very long racemes. Full Details
Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Okayama’ Wisteria Mauve floral bracts and dark violet/purple flowers on short exotic racemes. Highly scented. Full Details