Pink Wisteria (Rosea) (Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea') - pink flowers, illustrated plant cardIllustration

Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea'

Pink Wisteria (Rosea) blooms from April through May.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Apr–May
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Hardiness
Zones 5–9
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Sun
Full sun
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Water
Moderate water
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Mature size
26 ft × 13 ft
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Type
Climber
house classification

Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Growing Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Expect it to reach about 26 ft tall and 13 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 5 years (not yet checked).

Verification
What this means

Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.

When to plant Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Plant Pink Wisteria (Rosea) in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 7, the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from April to May.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 7, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 7 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.

How big does Pink Wisteria (Rosea) get?

Illustration of Pink Wisteria (Rosea) drawn to scale beside an adult26 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult13 ftwide
About 26 ft tall and 13 ft wide at maturity: about 5 times as tall as an adult.

See Pink Wisteria (Rosea) in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.

How far apart to plant Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.

Give Pink Wisteria (Rosea) about 13 ft of clear ground in every direction, measured from its center. It is one plant with room around it, not a row, and a raised bed is too small for it.

Clear ground around it
13 ft in every direction

Add Pink Wisteria (Rosea) to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.

Good to know about Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.

Safety

Toxic to people, dogs, cats and horses; all parts, and the dangling seed pods worst. Eating them brings vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. Keep pods from children. per ASPCA and National Capital Poison Center

The Wisteria group

One of 5 in the Wisteria group. Same genus, similar care.

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