After 5 long years...

I believe we finally will have flowers on this Chinese Wisteria 'Alba'. I can't wait !!

Dea

YEAH! Hope you will beautiful fragrant flowers!

Ha! I have ONE bloom this year (3rd year in ground I think) and a bug is eating it! :( Oh well...next year I guess. Good luck

Congrats!!
Mine finally bloomed this year, too!

It may just be me, but I really think the white has a much nicer fragrance than the purple...everyone that saw mine in bloom commented on how nice it smelled.

Here is a preview for you:

That is spectacular!!! What a gorgeous set of blooms :)

Can't wait !!!!

Dea

Not the greatest photo, but yes they were definately blooms :)

Dea

Beautiful, Dea! I bet you've been doing the happy dance!!
:) Donna

Congratulations!!!

Is yours Japanese wisteria?? ...your blooms are much longer than the typical Chinese wisteria...

Also, Chinese twines counter-clockwise, while Japanese twines clockwise.
-T

WOW very pretty! I had no idea wisteria came in other colors till now! Here is a pic of what mine did this year....I wish they lasted longer .

Gorgeous and I bet the fragrance most be intoxicating!

They smell just wonderful! Yes, I am wondering now about the identification...I posted a pic in PF and may ask it be moved. Time to do some research !

Dea

I found mine to be very similar to Lilac (from what I can remember Lilac smelling like as a kid).

I love how they bloom when it is the windy season....when the blooms are done they start blowing all over the place and it looks so whimsical and pretty!

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Here's the photo in PF that we made the ID from - her's is in tree form but the panicles look similar?

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/41600/

See which way it twines...that will tell you for sure.
-T

I'm on year 3 with my white Wisteria.Still no flowers.It's on a pergola with Lady Banks Rose.Boy what a fight to see who takes over!

This evening - and yes, it twines counter-clockwise :) The smell truly is something we never imagined! Now......how do we move this puppy? Any ideas? It must come with us to our new home down the street a bit. Should we wait for fall? Thanks :)

Oh, dear...if I had that gorgeous thing in my yard I wouldn't dare move!

Wow, those are very long racemes for Chinese wisteria. It is usually the Japanese that are that long.
Gorgeous!

Dea...it was worth the wait...I have had THIS one for 24 years and it bloomed after ten years and then about every third or fourth year...doesn't get full sun so maybe that is why...At any rate when it does decide to bloom (and nothing like yours) it is very exciting.

That is so pretty overhead on your arbor - Wow :)

Dea

Dea , I've never seen such long panicles on wisteria before. That is just awesome!

Kay