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Millettia reticulata or Evergreen Wisteria is a lovely semi-tropical fragrant flowering vine. It is commonly called Evergreen Wisteria because the dense clusters of bright purple pea shaped blossoms resemble Chinese Wisteria. However it is not the same species, nor is it evergreen throughout its recommended Zone Range.

In the more tropical reaches of its Zone the foliage remains affixed and green all year, but in 8 and 9A (and further south under the right conditions) it will drop the leaves, go dormant and resprout from the roots come Spring. Millettia reticulata is much better behaved than Wisteria seninsis and can also be counted on to actually bloom in the Zones where boughs of Wisteria drooping about will remain unattainable.

Evergreen Wisteria has elongated, slender oval leaves that grow dense and closely spaced along woody stems and fine branches, and to every gardeners absolute delight, deep amethyst colored flowers begin to emerge in mid summer.