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Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
On Oct 29, 2007, Connie_W from Austin, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
I bought 2 of these about a month ago and have had them in the plastic pots. They seemed to do well with sporatic watering! I just put them in the ground today, so I hope they will like where I placed them and do well this winter! Last winter we had single-digit temps and ice for a week, so here's hoping!
I have been growing this "wisteria" for 4 years in lower zone 8, with several 20-degree freezes, with no problems. However, every year in mid-spring (right now, May) I have a leaf fall and think this is the end of the plant. It seems to be either not enough water, or, now, too much water. I am now trying a fungicide because every year I panic - this is a beautiful vine that graces my backyard arbor with an almost overpowering fragrance in June. I'd hate to lose it, so if there are suggestions, please publish!
On Aug 20, 2006, wendella65 from Schriever, LA wrote:
I bought this plant 5 years ago and it has givin me great pleasure. I placed it next to an arbor covering a swing and it has filled out beautifully. I get many comments on it. I didn't realize it was an evergreen and thought I was special because it didn't lose many leaves during the past winters.
On Feb 6, 2005, clantonnaomi from Iredell, TX wrote:
I have grown this vine for several years and it has done very well in zone 8 (central Texas). The flowers are very pretty - in fact, I have had several school groups make some of their school pictures with these wonderful purple flowers as a background. I would highly recommend this plant. It requires very little maintenance and is not invasive at all.
On Feb 5, 2005, seedpicker_TX from Plano, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Fragrant, hardy, and unusual. Mine are perfectly hardy in zone 8, and most years remain evergreen. In years with colder winters, it temporarily looses it's leaves.
On Dec 16, 2004, trois from Santa Fe, TX (Zone 9b) wrote:
This is a very beautiful plant that blooms with deep purple flowers that resemble Wisteria. It blooms all summer until December here. It sets seeds late in the year. It is not invasive. It gets fairly big, but does not climb like Wisterias.
The leaves are rich looking and the entire plant looks great.
On Mar 23, 2004, rudyyy from Hunt, TX (Zone 7b) wrote:
This plant has been grown with beautiful results for five years in hunt texas with temps. in single digits
David
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Fallbrook, California Laguna Beach, California San Clemente, California Brooksville, Florida Groveland, Florida Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Jonesboro, Georgia Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2 reports) Gonzales, Louisiana Schriever, Louisiana Henderson, Nevada Roswell, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Portland, Oregon Chapin, South Carolina Saint Helena Island, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Michie, Tennessee Austin, Texas Bryan, Texas Dodd City, Texas Georgetown, Texas Houston, Texas (2 reports) Hunt, Texas Iredell, Texas League City, Texas Midway, Texas Millsap, Texas Missouri City, Texas New Braunfels, Texas Plano, Texas Santa Fe, Texas Seguin, Texas Spring, Texas (2 reports) Spring Branch, Texas Willis, Texas
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