Wisteria floribunda ‘Royal Purple’ (Purple Wisteria)

‘Royal’ meaning a proper purple, a rich colour from scented flowers borne on long and pendulous racemes.

‘Royal’ meaning a proper purple, a rich colour from scented flowers borne on long and pendulous racemes from late spring or early summer, so site it in a protected spot to avoid damage to the flowers from late frosts. With green frondy foliage, it is a vigorous and enthusiastic climber full of character, essential for Japanese-themed gardens, but equally happy grown vertically against a house, horizontally along garden walls or across strong pergolas. The leaves turn a butter yellow in the autumn with the form and structure of the branches adding interest even in the winter.