When is the wisteria bloom season? A detailed explanation of its flowering time

Wisteria, also known as tengluo, zhuteng, and huanghuan, is a deciduous climbing and twining large woody vine. So when is the wisteria bloom season?

Wisteria bloom season

Wisteria generally blooms in spring, with the bloom season from mid-April to early May. The bloom season usually lasts about 15-20 days. As the wisteria grows, it first produces leaves, then in March it forms buds, in April it comes into full bloom, and from May——August it begins to set fruit.

Introduction to wisteria

Wisteria, also known as tengluo, zhuteng, and huanghuan. It belongs to the Fabaceae family, genus Wisteria, and is a deciduous climbing and twining large woody vine. The bark is dark gray and does not split; it blooms in spring, with blue-purple papilionaceous corollas, and the flowers are purple or deep purple, very beautiful. Wisteria is a warm-temperate and temperate plant with strong adaptability to its growing environment. It is produced south of Hebei in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins, as well as in Shaanxi, Henan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan. In folk practice, the purple flowers are either blanched in water and served cold, or coated in batter and deep-fried, to make flavored flour foods such as “ziluo bing” and “ziluo gao”.