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Cluster of purple Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) flowers hanging from a vine with green leaves against a blue sky.
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Japanese wisteria

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Also known as: Wisteria floribunda
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Cluster of purple Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) flowers hanging from a vine with green leaves against a blue sky.
Japanese wisteria Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda).

Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) is a twining, woody vine belonging to the pea family (Fabaceae). Native to Japan, it is widely cultivated for its attractive growth habit and profuse, drooping clusters of blue, purple, rose, or white flowers. While beautiful, it can be an invasive species in some regions outside its native range. The plant has pinnately compound leaves and bears poisonous seeds in long, narrow legumes. It typically takes several years to flower and is often propagated through cuttings or grafts.1

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