Subtropical Africa on the windowsill / Cold-house bonsai
The long-lived African wisteria is certainly one of the most spectacular native trees of subtropical South Africa. This decorative, small to medium-sized deciduous tree loses its leaves for only a short time in spring. It is usually multi-stemmed but can be pruned to form a single trunk. The bark is brownish-gray, rough, and fissured. Its blue-purple, fragrant, pea-like flowers grow in spirally arranged panicles from spring to early summer on the drooping branches and can cover the entire tree. The flowers are followed by papery, brown seed capsules that hang from the branches in clusters.
native to subtropical South Africa, where it is now protected and cannot be felled.
