Wisteria Floribunda New Blue Fountain

Wisteria Floribunda New Blue Fountain is a new variety of pretty blue deciduous wisteria that has flower racemes up to 30 cms long. This climbing plant is best grown on a sunny wall or across a pergola or archway.

Wisteria Floribunda is known as the Japanese wisteria. It’s native to China, Japan and the Eastern United States and was introduced to Europe in the 1800s. New Blue Fountain was bred in Canada for its long hanging purple-blue blooms. This beautiful cultivar of wisteria produces a cascade of stunning blue blooms in spring and often a second time in summer. Each raceme measures up to 30 cms and produces a sweet fragrance that’s attractive to pollinators.

It’s a vigorous grower and will soon cover a wall with its twining climbing vines and deciduous mid-green foliage that arrives in spring. During the winter months, its foliage falls and leaves a strong trunking framework that’s perfect for fairy lights.

Height And Spread of Wisteria Floribunda New Blue Fountain
Wisteria New Blue Fountain will reach a height and spread of 4 metres.

How Hardy Is Wisteria Floribunda New Blue Fountain
Wisteria New Blue Fountain is hardy in minus temperatures if its roots are well-drained and it’s given a thick layer of protective mulch against harsh frosts.

How To Use Wisteria Floribunda New Blue Fountain
Best grown against a sunny wall or left to scramble along a pergola, Wisteria New Blue Fountain is a good way to cover an unsightly bare spot or create a curtain of sweetly scented blue flowers over your arch. Its pretty flowers suit a country cottage style garden and because its spread is upwards it suits compact urban spaces where every centimetre of space counts.

How To Care For Wisteria Floribunda New Blue Fountain
Wisteria needs well-drained but moist soil in full sun for the best flower display.
Once your wisteria has grown to the size you want, lightly prune away wispy growth in summer and prune it back to 2-3 buds in late winter for the healthiest growth and best flower colour.
Water it well until established and apply a thick layer of mulch in early spring.