Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'
Blue Moon Kentucky wisteria
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Selected for excellent winter hardiness and ability to produce flowers in USDA Zones 3-4 |
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Flowers usually flush three times within a growing season |
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Stems climb in counter-clockwise fashion |
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4-5 inch, bean-like seed pods ripen in autumn and may persist into winter |
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Requires full sun for best flowering and a STURDY structure on which to climb |
Selected for excellent winter hardiness and elegant cascades of sweetly scented 12-inch long, lavender-blue pea-like flowers. Clean, medium green foliage is pinnately leaved. Blooms in succession through summer. Ornamental seed pods ripen in autumn and persist into winter. Stems twine counter-clockwise and require sturdy support.
Height15-25 Feet |
Spread4-8 Feet |
Bloom Color
Violet BlueUSDA Hardiness Zone 3-9
Interesting Notes
Genus name honors Caspar Wistar (1761-1818), a professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania.
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