Showa Beni Silky Wisteria Plants

Wistera brachybotrys Showa-beni

The lower half of each of Showa-beni's flowers are pink, fading to near-white on the top half. They're fragrant, and mature into bean like seed pods. To 12m x 8m

This variety has shorter strings (racemes) of flowers than most others, but the individual flowers are larger, so the effect is equally impressive.

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Features

• Large deciduous climber
• Quite short strings of two-tone pink flowers.
• Delicate spicy perfume
• Fully hardy
• Needs support
• Height & spread: 12m x 8m
• Sun or dappled shade
• Anti-clockwise twining
• RHS Award of Garden Merit

Growing Showa-beni Wisteria

It prefers sun but will thrive in dappled shade and is best planted where the fragrance can be appreciated. Although fully hardy, it doesn't look good in exposed locations.

It needs the solid support of a pergola, pillar or a wall with vines eyes and wires set at 12" distances. It can also be grown more formally as a half-standard in a tub with a frame. It can look spectacular grown into mature trees when it'll need very little maintenance save keeping its vigour in check.

History & Trivia

Originally classified as Wisteria venusta, the first examples of Wistera brachybotrys were displayed at Chelsea's International Horticultural Exhibition in 1912, courtesy of the Yokohama Nursery Company.
Japan's ShE wa era was 1926 - 1989, and beni means red.