Shiro-noda Wisteria vine covered in drooping clusters of lilac-tinged white flowers

Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima Alba' ('Shiro-noda')

White Japanese Wisteria, Shiro-noda Wisteria, Shiro-naga Wisteria

Main interest:: mildly fragrant, elegant, drooping, white flowers
Exposure:: full sun
Soil humidity:: moist soil; well drained
Growth type:: vine
Flower colour:: lilac-tinged white
Fragrance:: Mildly fragrant
Flowering period:: May to July
Foliage:: green
USDA Hardiness:: zone 5a: -29 °C (-20 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width:: height: 30 ft (9 m) width: 20 ft (6 m)
Use:: patio/pergola, trellis, arbour, fence, container

Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima Alba', also known as White Japanese Wisteria, and Shiro-noda Wisteria is an elegant, twining climber with extravagant, drooping clusters of fragrant, lilac-tinged white flowers. The racemes of pea-like flowers can easily reach 24 inches in length; and appear in spring when the foliage unfurls.

Shiro-noda Wisteria is an award-winning variety that has many uses in the garden. The vine reaches 30 feet (9 m) in length and 20 feet (6 m) in width; and is of wonderful ornamental use over arbours, on trellises and pergolas, and against walls. Site this white japanese Wisteria in slightly protected areas; and given its size, against / over substantial structures that can hold its weight at maturity. Hardy to -29 °C and deer resistant.