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: Japan
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 8 - 10 years after planting before flowering. It has green leaves growing on the woody vines.
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.
