Scientific Name:	Wisteria floribunda
Pronunciation:	wiss-TEER-ee-uh flore-ih-BUN-duh
Common Name:	Japanese wisteria
Family Name:	Fabaceae
Plant Type:	Vine or climber
Key ID Features:	Leaves alternate, leaflets lanceolate; inflorescence raceme of blue-violet or pink-white pea-like florets; long pods. Winter ID: liana, twines clockwise; buds acute with 2 glands at base; leaf node has spine-like projection.
Course(s):	HORT 1155

Habit: Irregular Form: Climbing Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 5 - 7m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan) Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Arbors or trellis, Fragrance Additional Info: Google. Often confused with Wisteria sinensis.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Odd-pinnate Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire, Undulate (wavy) Additional Info: (9-) 13-17 (-19) leaflets

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Colour (petals): Showy, Violet Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: May Additional Info: flowers open gradually from bases to tips before or as the leaves emerge

Fruit Type: Legume Fruit Colour: Brown, Green Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy, Persistent

Bark Morphology: Lightly fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Tan, Brown     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots, Twining stems

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	High
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Scale insects

Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend (LTW) Langley Township Walk Location Map

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