- Common Name: Chinese wisteria, Chinese kidney bean
- Position: Full sun, Partial shade, South-facing, West-facing, Sheltered
- Soil: Moist but well-drained, Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand, Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Flowers: Spring, Summer
- Flower Colour: Purple
- Hardiness: H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe
- Habit: Deciduous, Climbing
- Height & Spread: 900cm × 500cm
A large deciduous climber with twining stems producing drooping racemes of fragrant mauve or lilac flowers in spring and summer.
Wisteria sinensis