Texas Purple Japanese Wisteria is a fast-growing twining deciduous vine with compound dark green leaves that emerge bright green and turn yellow in fall. The drooping raceme sporting fragrant pea-like blueish-purple flowers bloom on new growth shortly before the new leaves emerge, attracting bees and butterflies in spring followed by velvety green bean-like seedpods that persist to winter. Blooms best in full sun and well-drained acidic soil. Needs support to limb, or can be trained as a bush or small tree.
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Type: |
Perennial, Vine |
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Origins: |
Japan |
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Height: |
20’ - 25’ |
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Spread: |
4’ - 8’ |
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Spacing: |
6’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5- 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High maintenance. Water regularly. Susceptible to many foliage insects and fungal infestations but none that cause significant damage. Can be slow to establish but needs regular pruning to control size and growth. Must be monitored due to invasive tendencies and if grown on structures next to buildings.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Mass Plantings, Wildlife Garden, Native Gardens, Trellises and Walls, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Rose, Daylily, Salvia
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*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
