Wisteria in Australian Gardens: Growing the Most Spectacular Climber

Species and VarietiesWisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria) flowers before or with the first leaves — the classic pendulous purple display. Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria) produces the longest flower clusters — up to 1.2m in the Macrobotrys variety. Both are extremely vigorous — potentially too vigorous for small gardens where they can engulf trees and penetrate roof cavities.Patience is RequiredWisteria is famously slow to flower — grafted plants flower in 3–5 years versus 7–1…