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A lovely, vigorous climber up to 10 m (1-3 m of annual growth). Violet flowers are borne in exceptionally long racemes during May and June. Starts flowering in its third, fourth year after planting. The stems twine in an anti-clockwise direction. Leaves pinnate, green, turning yellow in autumn. Best grown in sheltered, warm and sunny positions, in moderately fertile and moist soils. It may freeze during severe winters. Requires a ...

A lovely climber reaching up to 10 m (1-3 m of annual growth). Flowers violet-blue, borne in slender racemes during May and June. Starts flowering in its eight-tenth year after planting. Best grown in sheltered, warm and sunny positions. It may freeze during severe winters.

A lovely, vigorous climber up to 10 m (1-3 m of annual growth). Violet, double flowers are borne in long racemes during May and June. Starts flowering in its third, fourth year after planting. The stems twine in an anti-clockwise direction. Leaves pinnate, green, turning yellow in autumn. Best grown in sheltered, warm and sunny positions, in moderately fertile and moist soils. It may freeze during severe winters. Requires a ...

A lovely climber up to 10m (1-3 m of annual growth). Flowers violet-blue, borne in slender racemes during May and June. Starts flowering in its eight-tenth year after planting. Best grown in sheltered, warm and sunny positions. It may freeze during severe winters.

A German cultivar of beautiful blue, delicately fragrant flowers gathered in long racemes. Leaves are compound pinnate, green during summer and yellow in autumn. Tendrils twine around supports. Flowers best in warm, sunny and wind-sheltered sites. Requires strong supports. May freeze in severe winters. Particularly suitable for growing over arbours, pergolas and wall constructions.

A variety raised in Hungary. A vigorous climber bearing attractive tube-shaped deep red flowers in July-September. Starts flowering in the second-third year after planting. Grow in a warm sunny and sheltered spot for best flowers. It attaches its long stems to supports using aerial roots, but needs some tying until well established. Suitable for training over various garden supports such as an arbor or a pergola. Particularly useful for clothing ...

Violet blue flowers, gathered in long racemes, appear in May. Pinnate green leaves turn yellow in autumn. The stems twine in an anti-clockwise direction. Attains a height of 6-10 m (1-3 m annually). Best grown in a sheltered, warm and sunny positions. It may freeze during severe winters. Requires a strong support.

A beautiful vigorous flowering climber. Pale pink flowers gathered in long racemes. The leaves are pinnate, green in summer and yellow in autumn. The stems twine round the support. It produces best flowers in a warm, sunny, sheltered spot. It requires sturdy supports and can freeze in harsh winters. It’s particularly useful for growing next to an arbour, a pergola or a wall construction.

Flowers white or cream-coulored when fading, gathered in 25-35 cm long panicles, delicately scented., Being one of the earliest varieties it blooms in May on previous year shoots. Leaves are light green in spring and summer, yellow in autumn, pinnately compound, usually consisting of 13 narrow ovate leaflets. Shoots twine clockwise around supports. Tends to freeze during harsh winters. Flowers borne in the 2^nd-3^rd year after planting. The plant reaches ...

A cultivar of beautiful, violet, sweet-scented blossom gathered in long, conical racemes. One of the earliest blooming wisteria cultivars, opening its flowers at the beginning of May.  Recommended for gardens large and small.

A beatifully blooming climber of dark-violet flowers tinged with purple, gathered in conical racemes. The most fragrant of all wisteria cultivars. Starts blooming in May as one of the earliest wisterias.

A charming climber of blue-violet blossom gathered in conical racemes. The flowers are intensely, sweetly scented. Bloom in May and sometimes again in summer.

A beautifully blooming cultivar of light-violet blossom gathered in conical racemes. Flowers emanate delicate sweet scent. Blooming in May and in summer.

An American, frost hardy cultivar, with flowers borne later than Asian wisterias. Spectacular flowers open twice a year – in spring and in summer. It is undemanding and easy to maintain.

An American cultivar, highly frost hardy, blooming later than Asian wisterias. Its most admirable feature are the blue, fragrant flowers gathered in long inflorescences. It may be trained into a tree shape.

A cultivar of white, sweetly scented flowers gathered in short but large inflorescences. Recommended for small gardens.

A new cultivar of decorative, subtle, pale pink flowers gathered in long racemes. Recommended both for small and large gardens. 

A long and profusely flowering variety, reaching 3-4 m (1-2 m of annual growth) on a suitable support. Tubular, brilliant orange, splashed with yellow at the centre flowers, abundantly borne in whorls at the ends of shoots from June to September, followed by decorative, orange-purple berries, August-October. Stems twine clockwise around the supports. Succeeds in moderately fertile soils on condition that they are not too acid or dry. Suitable for ...

A vigorous, semi-evergreen species reaching 3 m (1 m of annual growth) on a suitable support. Interesting, green with yellow veins leaves. Flowers small, white, changing to yellow with age from June to August. Berries small, purplish-black with a light waxy bloom. Succeeds in mediocre soils, but may freeze during severe winters. Best planted in sheltered or half-shaded positions, both as a climber or a ground cover. Well suited for ...