Friday, 24 May 2024

#317: Wisteria hysteria

April is the time for Wisteria to bloom. This was meant to be posted in April but didn't quite get there in time.

As with many of the plants we see in urban areas - wisteria is often found draping the fronts of houses and other buildings in cities, it is an introduced species...

This blog explains how it got to the UK.

The work of plant collectors and the trade in plant speciments will hopefully be something referred to in the draft specification...


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