Wisteria floribunda (Japanese Wisteria)



Its original Japanese name is Fuji or Noda Fuji.
It was imported into Europe in 1830.
The leaves are composed of 11/19 leaflets and it can reach up to 20 meters high.
The branches twist in a clockwise sense.
Violet/blue or violet/pink with hull mallow flowers, sweetly scented.
Long, clustered bunches 30/50 cm in length, slightly less than that of the W. sinensis.
It begins to bloom during the 3rd or 4th year.
 

Wisteria by Francesco Vignoli