Chinese wisteria is a deciduous vine which grows vigorously up to 5-6mand features long mildly-fragrant, blue-violet flowers in May when the foliage is just beginning to expand. Flowers usually bloom at the same time therefore it creates an incredible effect where the whole plant becomes purple and at the same time very ornamental. Flowers then usually give way to pendant, velvety bean-like seed pods which grow 5-10cm long and ripen in autumn and can even persist into winter. The leaves are compound, odd-pinnate with a deep green colour. Over time, the stems of Wisteria become twisted, trunk-like and massive which starts to be visible in the photos below.
This species was found in Copenhagen in a courtyard of a residential area. It was not very dense as the plant spread up the wall with sparse foliage. The violet flowers were not present at this time as it was a mid-autumn and the leaves began to turn yellow. It had quite a lot of space for the roots as it was growing in one of the planting beds with few perennials. The soil looked slightly dry but it did not seem unhealthy or lacking in nutrients.
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