Photo from sheridangardens.com and Monterey Bay Nursery
☛ Wisteria floribunda -- JAPANESE WISTERIA -- deciduous vine with pinnate leaves, usually 15-19 leaflets per leaf. Long, airy flower clusters open sequentially from top to bottom, extending bloom but lacking the spectacular showiness of Chinese Wisterias. Gives a more vertical, delicate look, especially when hanging down through supporting arbors. Flowers are faintly fragrant. Begins blooming just after Chinese Wisteria. Needs full sun, average to little watering.
☛ Wisteria sinensis -- CHINESE WISTERIA -- similar to above, but with more rounded, full clusters of strongly fragrant flowers opening more at less all at once. Leaflets usually 13-15. Same growth requirements.
I think I'm going for the Japanese.
☛ Worth noting: the support must be very sturdy, because old wisteria can grow into immensely strong and heavy wrist-thick trunks and stems. These will certainly rend latticework, crush thin wooden posts, and can even strangle large trees.
YIKES! Read the reviews at Dave's Garden! Invasive. don't sleep next to it the vines will kill you, can uproot your foundation, tear your house apart, constant pruning... maybe I'll stick with the jasmine, it's a little less invasive.
You'd have to plan before putting it in, provide for a sturdy support and keep it away from the house.
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