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Wisteria macrostachya Blue Moon

American Wisteria (Kentucky Wisteria)

Dependable bloomer with fragrant, sweet pea-like, deep lavender-blue flowers.

  • »  Large cascading clusters of sweet pea-like flowers
  • »  Blooms are a fragrant, deep lavender-blue with a paler blue hood
  • »  Mature plants are known to flower 3 times a year
  • »  Glossy deep green pinnate leaves have multiple leaflets
  • »  Foliage emerges coppery-bronze
  • »  Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
  • »  Vigorous twining vine
  • »  Extremely cold hardy and a rebloomer
  • »  Bloom Time: May and July

1gal Staked
$40.25
3gal Staked
$80.50
  • Category:Vines
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:8-10 m
  • Spread:8-10 m
  • Bloom Color: Violet-blue
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
• Attracts Hummingbirds
Growth Rate
• Fast
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fragrant
• Poisonous
• Seed
Flowering Time
• Spring
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
• Rebloomer
Habit
• Climbing
• Tree form
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
• Green
Landscape uses
• Screening (privacy)
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Wisteria macrostachya is native to areas east, south, and west of here.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Wisteria will do well in an average to moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Pruning should be done soon after flowering, to ensure bud set for next season's flowers. In the summer months, continual pruning of the new shoots will help maintain a tidy size and appearance. Wisteria needs a sturdy support structure to allow for their vigorous growth habit.