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Wisteria floribunda 'Mon Nishiki'

Wisteria

Plant Type:

VINES

Wisteria floribunda ‘Mon Nishiki’ (ex: Jonathan Lehrer) – This is an old Japanese Wisteria cultivar whose translation is “brocade cloth”. The pinnate compound ferny leaves are completely speckled and splashed with lots of creamy yellow. The leaves light up in the filtered shade to part sun exposure ‘Mon Nishiki’ prefers. Typical flowers are in the blue-purple range flowering in mid-May on 8” to 20” long racemes. ‘Mon Nishiki’ will be content in fertile draining soil amended with a handful or two of lime at the time of planting. Wisteria floribunda ‘Mon Nishiki’ may seed about so be careful regarding this possible propensity in your region. Cutting grown.


Height:

25 ft

Colors:

Purple Blue

Zone:

5 to 9(10)
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Characteristics and Attributes for Wisteria floribunda 'Mon Nishiki'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Autumn Interest

  • Fruit / Berries / Seed Heads

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Mostly Sunny
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Climbing

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile

Origins

  • Japan

Propagated By

  • Cutting Grown