Wisteria × formosa 'Enchantment'
Japanese wisteria 'Enchantment'
A vigorous, deciduous climber about 9m high, with twining stems, leaves composed of 9-15 green leaflets, flushed bronze when young, and bearing racemes of pea-like, fragrant, pale blue flowers to 25cm long, with blue-flushed white and yellow markings, opening in late spring and early summer, sometimes followed by bean-like seed pods
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Size
Ultimate height
8–12 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
Wider than 8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue White Yellow | Bronze Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue White Yellow | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green Yellow | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Climbing
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Harmful if eaten - for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
- Genus
Wisteria are vigorous woody climbers with twining stems bearing pinnate leaves and long pendulous racemes of fragrant pea-like flowers in spring and early summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow informally into a large strong deciduous tree, or formally with support such as wires on a wall, over an arch or pergola, in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. See wisteria cultivation for more advice
Propagation
Propagate by layering in spring, softwood cuttings from late spring to early summer, hardwood cuttings in winter, root cuttings in late winter or grafting in late winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wall side borders
- Hedging and screens
- Climber and wall shrubs
Pruning
See pruning wisteria
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, and scale insects including wisteria scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), phytophthora root rot, coral spot, fungal leaf spot, virus diseases, and powdery mildews
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