Millettia reticulata
evergreen wisteria
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: May to June
- Hardiness: borderline hardy (will need protection in winter in colder regions
A stunning and highly fragrant evergreen twining vine, which despite its common name, is not actually a wisteria. In a similar way to its namesake however, it produces an abundace of dark purple, pea-like flower panicles from May to June. Pair this bicoloured beauty with the colour-matched sweet pea ‘Matucana’, also with a heady scent, to enjoy what Humphry Repton once described as the ‘olfactory joy’.
In growth, feed monthly & water freely, sparingly in winter. In milder areas, grow in moderately fertile, well-drained or moist but well-drained soil in full sun with some protection such as horticultural fleece if severe or prolonged frost is forecast.