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    WISTERIA sinensis 'Alba'

    Commonly known as Chinese wisteria

    White form of the Chinese wisteria
     
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    • Good to know
      Introduced into UK by Robert Fortune, Scottish plant hunter, in 1846.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, brown scale, leaf spot, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      China
    • Deciduous
      Leaves composed of 7-13, mainly 11, leaflets.
    • White
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Pinnate
    • Elliptic
    • Ovate
    • Height
      To 9m (28ft)
    • Spread
      5m (15ft)
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
      Vigorous twining climber. Produces flowers in dense, pendent racemes to 30cm (12in) long.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
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