Wisteria

Wisteria was very fashionable in the 19th century, also I think of blooming wisteria around Lucy's french doors in Dracula, 1992 (I think).

Birds & Blooms magazine mentioned that it can take wisteria 15 years to finally bloom, that they are finicky vines, that they are strong enough to tear off roof shingles in an effort to catch hold of something.

But that fragrance makes it worth it! I probably mentioned it before, but I saw that wisteria was blooming in older neighborhoods & went to Capital Nursery on Freeport Blvd & 1 was there! Blooming even in a 2 gallon compostable pot! I had to get it, so it was stuffed into the back seat & I had to open the window because it was too long to fit.

This pic is from March 2009, I planted it next to a basketball pole in 1998. (I have NO idea why that I went Italic, sorry)?