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Wisteria floribunda 'Mon Nishiki'
Wisteria
Plant Type:
VINESWisteria 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.
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