Wisteria
Wisteria: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Wisteria belongs to the genus Wisteria in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a perennial woody climber, familiar for hanging flower clusters and graceful foliage. The genus includes species native to eastern Asia and others native to North America. Chinese wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, and Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda, are particularly familiar in European gardens. American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, has a distinct identity rather than being another name for the Asian plants.Long stems twine around their supports. Over the years they thicken into a substantial framework, sometimes developing a trunk-like base. A mature plant can become large enough to cover a pergola or a building frontage. It does not attach itself to walls with adhesive roots. Its compound leaves have several leaflets arranged along a central stalk. The foliage is deciduous, so the winter outline reveals the pattern of the woody branches.The individual flowers have the characteristic shape of pea flowers…
