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Products > Plants - Browse Alphabetically > Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Purple'
 
Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Purple' - Purple Chinese Wisteria

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
Image of Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Purple'
 
Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Vine
Family: Fabaceae = Pea Family
Origin: China (Asia)
Flower Color: Purple
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Height: Climbing (Vine)
Width: Spreading
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F
Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Purple' (Purple Chinese Wisteria) - A woody deciduous vine that can climb 20-30 feet and as wide with leaves that are divided into 11-13 pointed leaflets. In the spring while the leaves are just budding out, this vine produces foot long clusters of fragrant lilac-purple flowers. These clusters hang below the foliage, creating a spectacular show. Grows in full sun to partial shade with occasional watering. Hardy to below 0° F. This variety is known to occasionally rebloom in the summer. We really love this classic vine but we can't source this plant free of Wisteria Mosaic Virus and while this may not be a problem in hotter areas, in our climate plants do not outpace this virus and foliage remains yellow and disfigured. 

The information about Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Purple' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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