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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
$38.33
3gal Staked
$80.50
7gal Staked
$343.00
  • 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.