Chinese Wisteria is a Beautiful, Delicately Scented Climber that Graces Many Trees Walls around the World. Chinese Wisteria is Ideal for Training up Structures, Pergolas and Trees, make for Wonderful Bonsai specimens. It’s a Very Popular Plant Loved by Many People around the World. Chinese Wisteria was brought to the U.S. from China in 1816 as an Ornamental Plant. It is a Deciduous, Woody Twining Vine that Climbs up Tree Trunks to Heights of 60 feet or More. It Twines Upwards in a Clockwise Direction. Using a Trellis to Train them, after a few years they can be turned into Trees. A Long-Lived Perennial, Surviving 50 Years or More. The Beautiful Flower are Dangling and Showy, Stalked Clusters Appearing when Leaves Emerge, 4-20 Inches Long and 3-3.5 Inches Wide. All Flowers will Bloom All at Once. Wisteria Prefers Full Sun, but Established Vines or Trees will Persist and Reproduce in Partial Shade as well. The Vines will Climb Trees, Shrubs, Walls, and other Manmade Structures. It is Tolerant of a Variety of Soil and Moisture Regimes but Prefers Deep, Loamy, Well Drained Soils. Whether you are wanting to Spruce up your Landscaping, or growing a Bonsai, you Truly couldn't Pick a more Beautiful Plant. USDA Growing Zones 5-9 Wisteria Germination: 1) Unlike many seeds, wisteria seeds don’t require very high temperatures to germinate. But, be Sure to Keep nighttime temperatures above 55 degrees Fahrenheit and daytime temperatures around 75 F. 2) The tough outer hulls need to be weakened slightly to allow the embryo inside to germinate. To scarify them, Rub a file against the edge of the seed to thin the shell works well. Be careful not to go too deep, which will prevent them from germinating. 3) After scarifying the seeds, soak them in hot water for 24 hours to hydrate and further soften the shell. Use a thermos to keep the water warm. 4) It’s best to start the seeds in individual 3-inch pots to give the seedlings plenty of space to grow for their first few weeks of life. Choose pots with drainage holes around the bottom and fill them with a soilless seed-starting mixture because it’s sterile, moisture retentive and free from weed seeds, unlike some standard potting soils. 5) Sow wisteria seeds 2 inches deep, then set the pots on a tray to catch any water that leaks from the drainage holes; then drizzle water into each pot to settle the soil. 6) Check the moisture level in the growing mixture every day and mist the soil with water whenever it feels mostly dry on the surface. Don’t let the soil dry out completely, but also don’t keep it dripping wet because the seeds might rot. 7) Wisteria seeds will take 1-2 Months to sprout, at which point, move the pots near a bright, sunny window to encourage growth.