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Wisteria brachybotrys
Silky wisteria is a deciduous, twining woody climber from Japan and China, grown for its fragrant racemes of white or pale violet flowers in late spring. It needs strong support and regular pruning to stay in bounds.
Wisteria brachybotrys, the silky wisteria, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae from Japan. Some older references believed it to be of garden origin. It is widely cultivated in its native Japan, with the white flowered cultivars more widely grown than the pale violet cultivars. It is native to western parts of Honshu and throughout Shikoku and Kyushu, growing in mountain forests and woods from 100 to 900m.
The Greek specific epithet brachybotrys means "short clusters".
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
