Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) is a breathtaking climbing vine native to Japan, known for its cascading clusters of fragrant purple, blue, or white flowers ... is a beloved tree in Japanese ...

and others which are more like trees, but they are all in the vine family. The flowers and blooms may vary from a light blue, ...

Every year around this time, about 350 wisteria trees bloom light purple and white in Tochigi Prefecture's Ashikaga Flower Park. The 160-year-old trees are supported by a trellis that stretches ...

ASHIKAGA, Tochigi Prefecture--The Ashikaga Flower Park here ranks as the top illumination park in Japan for good reason ... The park’s famed great wisteria trees are decorated with 400,000 ...

Among the attractions at the UNESCO World Heritage Site are a 700-year-old wisteria tree near the main hall ... and in the elegant purple wisteria adorning shrine maidens' headpieces.

Hysteria over Japanese wisteria might be overstating things, but flowering trees in Fukuoka estimated to be around 630 years old that have national natural treasure status are now in full bloom ...

Part of the pea family, wisteria is a climbing legume and can scramble up supports to as high as 20m. By April and May, it bears hanging racemes of flowers in mauve, lilac, pink, white and purple. ...