Wisteria might look like a plant straight out of a fairytale garden, but if you choose the wrong type, it could easily spell disaster for your yard.

Chinese Wisteria sinensis was unknown until 1812, when a small number of English agents entered strictly for trade. In 1830, plant explorers finally introduced the Japanese species, Wisteria ...

There are two species of wisteria typically available at local nurseries. Wisteria sinensis is the Chinese wisteria. The showy, footlong flowers open all at once before the leaves emerge ...

Japanese wisteria ( Wisteria floribunda ) and Chinese wisteria ( Wisteria sinensis). Japanese wisteria is known for its fragrant violet blossoms, which are borne in 8- to 20-inch-long clusters. The ...

Especially the bluish wisteria, which is Chinese wisteria, or Wisteria sinensis. The problem with growing this kind of wisteria in Florida is that it is not native to our state and it is hard to ...

The breathtaking bush at Wickham Place Farm in Witham, Essex, reaches 240 feet along a giant garden wall and stands at 15 ...

Those wisteria are likely either Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) or Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda). These aggressive vines can take over your whole yard, smothering trees and plants ...

Besides purple or lavender, you can find flowering forms in white and pink. Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria, the most commonly found blooms before leaves appear, with flower clusters to one ...

There are many species of wisteria but the two most commonly grown in the UK are Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda. Wisteria sinensis grows in an counterclockwise direction and ...

Proud owner and amateur gardener Judith Wilson, 68, said she spends 60 hours pruning the flowery vine a year. Mrs Wilson started tending to the Chinese wisteria sinensis in 1993 which replaced ivy ...