Pale lilac to purple with a yellow spot borne on 4 to 6
inch long racemes.
June to August on current year's growth
Alternate, compound pinnate,1 to 12” long,
9 to 15 leaflets of uniform size, elliptic-ovate to
oblong or oblonglanceolate, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2” long, to 1
1/4” wide.
2 to 4 inch long pods that are more rounded than those
found on W. floribunda or W. sinensis.
The pods are compressed, 2 to
4” long, and glabrous with the seeds more
rounded than those of W.
f/oil
bun da
and W.
sinerisis.
Tends to be less vigorous in cultivation than
the Asiatic species. ‘Nivea’ is a white flowered
form. Virginia to Florida and Texas. Introduced
1724. Zone 5 to 9.
