Common family name: Bean Family, Pea Family, Legume Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 5
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: purple
Plant height: 35 feet
Plant spread: none recorded
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: climbing
Leaf color: green
Range: Cultivated
Habit: vine, climber
Special characteristics: Attracts Butterflies
This climbing vine is most recognized for its violet-blue flowers, which hang in pendulous racemes in early summer. This vine may take eight to 10 years after planting before flowering. It has green leaves growing on the woody vines. The vines twine clockwise.
This vine is a good choice for a sheltered, sunny spot, where it can grow up a trellis, arbor or fence. The vines become woody and rather large over time, so it is best to grow it on a support that is strong and well-constructed.
