This climber is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

• Position: full sun or light, dappled shade
• Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: May to June
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Wrap your garden wall, fence, or pergola in this sumptuous, delicately tinted, twining, deciduous climber with leaves divided into narrow, lance-shaped leaflets. The award-winning 'Kimono' has multiple, whitish-lilac, pea-like blooms forming elegant racemes that gently sway in the breeze in late spring to early summer. Seen here set against a sea of Alliums, this unusual form of wisteria would make a perfect gift if you're looking for something a little different for your gardening friend. Raised from a cutting, this wisteria is in flower earlier than seed-grown forms.