Wisteria is perhaps my favorite flower. It is intoxicating.
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Raised in the South, I always marveled at the free-growing version of wisteria, like above. It was essentially considered a weed, but wisteria beat kudzu hands down! Lavender blossoms with deep purple accents would drown wooded patches along the rural highways.
I remember about 15 years ago seeing my first wisteria bush in someone's yard. I thought "Hurrah for wisteria" with its new status as a desired plant. Only since then have I seen beautiful arbors and pergolas of it. Cultivation also brought the white variety; in fact, the cultivated purple is different and darker than the wild. However, its smell is as sweet as honeysuckle and it makes bumble bees quite happy.
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I love wisteria, too, and have planted it in every garden I've had. But this is a truly magnificent system.
That is GORGEOUS! I don't think I've ever come across wisteria before. Looks like I need to find some.
The wisteria here is just coming into bloom here, along with the lilacs. I love them both. I'm glad you are seeing so much progress from your treatments.
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