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Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Blue Moon Kentucky wisteria

Selected for excellent winter hardiness and ability to produce flowers in USDA Zones 3-4
Flowers usually flush three times within a growing season
Stems climb in counter-clockwise fashion
4-5 inch, bean-like seed pods ripen in autumn and may persist into winter
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.


Height

15-25 Feet

Spread

4-8 Feet

Bloom Color

Violet Blue

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9

Interesting Notes

Genus name honors Caspar Wistar (1761-1818), a professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Characteristics & Attributes

Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Growth Rate
Medium
Nature Attraction
Butterflies
Exposure
Sun
Sun with Moist Soil
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer
Fall
Attributes
Native to US
Moist Sun
Dry Sun
Specimen Planting
Fragrant
Cut Flower
Soil Moisture Needs
Moist
Average