Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 444

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Genus en: Wistaria

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 7 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Fabaceae

Family ja: マメ

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Distribution en: E.Asia, N.America

Description en: Genus of about 10 species of twining, woody, deciduous climbers found in moist woodland and on streambanks in China, Korea, Japan, and C. and S. USA. They have alternate, pinnate, dark green leaves, to 35cm (14in) or more long, with ovate to lance-shaped or elliptic leaflets. They are cultivated for their showy, pea-like, fragrant flowers, borne in usually pendent racemes in spring or summer, followed by pendent, bean-like green seed pods. Train against a wall, into a tree, over an arch or pergola, or as a free-standing half-standard. The stems twine anticlockwise around the support. All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy, but flower buds may be damaged by late frosts.

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Propagation en: Take basal cuttings from sideshoots in early to midsummer and root with bottom heat. Layer in autumn, or graft in winter.

Pests en: May be attacked by leaf spot, aphids, honey fungus, and brown scale.

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Comment ja: フジ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57