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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 ...

A Polish male variety, remarkable on account of its variegated foliage. Leaves, white-green in May, become dramatically splashed with pink in June. The variegation appears in its second, third year after planting and is more prominent on leaves in full sun. Small, white with yellow stamens flowers, slightly lemon scented, opening in May. A good pollinator for female and bisexual plants of the genus Actinidia kolomikta. It grows up to ...

A strong climber reaching 10 m (1-2 m of annual growth). Insignificant, fragrant flowers in June. Large leaves turn yellow in autumn. An undemanding, drought tolerant and fully hardy species. Recommended for covering tall fences and various supports as well as concealing unsightly buildings. It can suppress the growth of other plants.

A rampant growing (up to 8-10 m tall) prolific female climber; needs a male form to pollinate. Blooms in June. In order to bear fruit a plant requires 150 days without frost. Berries ripen in October. If gathered unripe, they soften and mature when put in a bag together with fruits producing ethylene, e.g. apples, and kept at room temperature. It starts bearing fruit in its third or fourth year ...

A valuable climber grown not only for its ornamental and medicinal properties but also for consumption. Fruits, leaves and bark contain schisandrine (tonifying and strengthening substance), vitamin E and are rich in microelements. Flowers small, creamy-white during May and June. Scarlet, round berries, borne in grape-like clusters, ripen from August to September. It starts bearing fruit in the fourth-sixth year after planting. A hardy, high-climbing species reaching 3-10 m (1 ...

A common, vigorous, self-clinging vine adhering itself to supports by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. Leaves large, single, 3-lobed, firm, glossy deep green, turning brilliant scarlet in autumn resemble tile work.
Excellent on a wall. It may freeze during severe winters.

A strong-growing, self-clinging vine adhering itself to supports by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. Tall-growing, it reaches a height of 10-20 m (1-2 m of annual growth). Healthy and undemanding species, but may freeze during sever winters. Leaves dark green, turning brilliant scarlet in autumn, the variegation being more dramatic in a sunny position. Excellent on buildings, but is also suitable for growing over arbors, ...

One of the most extensively cultivated hop species. It's a perennial and as such it can live many years. The above ground part of the plant dies out every autumn and in spring new shoots emerge from hidden roots. Owing to its vigorous growth and densely twining stems it forms thick clothing of a fence, a tree trunk, an arbour or a low building in just a few weeks. An ...

Exceptionally long and profusely flowering variety. Tubular, scarlet outside and yellow within flowers, borne in whorls at the ends of shoots from June to October, followed by decorative, orange-red berries (July-October). Reaches a height of 3 m (1 m annually), stems twining clockwise around the supports. Performs well in moderately fertile soils on condition that they are not too acid or dry. Particularly useful for sunny sites. In May it's ...