Generally used as excellent ground cover underneath trees and taller plants

A compact bushy evergreen shrub

dense crown

But its flowers do create a lustrous spring-summer scenic display

Wisteria sinensis Spiraea × cinerea 'Grefsheim' Generally used as excellent groundThis classic Chinese species is famous for delivering the ultimate "shock and awe" floral display, erupting with massive, highly fragrant mauve lilac blossoms on completely bare wood before any leaves appear. It is one of the fastest, most aggressively growing vines on the planet, capable of putting on several meters of thick growth in a single season. To care for the Chinese wisteria, you must pay attention to its anti clockwise twining habit when