Blue Moon Wisteria vs Yellow Hedysarum - TreeTime.ca

Blue Moon Wisteria vs Yellow Hedysarum

Wisteria macrostachya Blue Moon

Hedysarum sulphurescens

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Blue Moon Wisteria
Yellow Hedysarum

Blue Moon Wisteria is a striking, flowering vine, and the hardiest of the wisterias. Up to three times in one growing season you can expect showy, fragrant, lavender-blue flowers.

Make sure you plan your site as this vine requires a structure to support its mature weight. Try planting close to a post, trellis, or fence.

Yellow Hedysarum is a native perennial wildflower recognised for its clusters of bright yellow pea-like blooms. It adds colour to grasslands, roadsides, and open woods. It is also a nitrogen fixer, which helps improve soil fertility. Because of its deep root system, it contributes to slope and soil stabilisation.

The plant provides forage for wildlife and cover for small animals, especially its roots. Its flowers attract pollinators such as bees.

Yellow Hedysarum plays an important role in prairie and foothill ecosystems. It is well-suited for ecological restoration, naturalisation, pollinator gardens, and erosion control projects.

Blue Moon Wisteria Quick Facts

Yellow Hedysarum Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 5 m (18 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.2 m (0.8 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Growth form: ascending to upright
Spreading: seeds - low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: can be toxic to cats, dogs, and horses when consumed

Flowers: blue/purple strings of flowers
Flowers: creamy yellow, in dense spikes
Bloom time: late spring to summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: sulphur hedysarum, sulphur sweet-vetch, yellow sweet-vetch