Global InformationSierra Madre Wistaria information
| Sierra Madre Wisteria | |
|---|---|
 Sierra Madre Wistaria is the largest single flowering plant in the world. | |
  Sierra Madre Wisteria | |
| Species | Wistaria ('Wisteria sinensis) |
| Coordinates | 34°09′42″N 118°03′25″W / 34.161717°N 118.05695°W |
| Date seeded | 1894 |
Sierra Madre Wisteria or The Wistaria Vine is a flowering Wisteria vine shown at the annual Wistaria Festival in Sierra Madre, California. The Wistaria Vine in 1990 was declared by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the largest blossoming plant in the world. The Wistaria vine is named after physician Caspar Wistar (1761–1818) by botanist Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859).[1][2] The general name for the plant is spelled Wisteria. This single wisteria vine covers over an acre. The Wistaria Vine has over 1.5 million blossoms and weighs over 250 tons. The plant is on private land and open to the public once a year during the Wistaria Festival.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Caspar Wistar (1761-1818)". lewis-clark.org. Retrieved 7 Sep 2014.
- ^ Duncan, Dayton; Burns, Ken (1997). Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. pp. 9–10. ISBN 9780679454502.
- ^ "What Is Chinese Wisteria?". The Spruce.
- ^ "Wistaria Hysteria hits Sierra Madre Sunday" John Sollenberger, 3-22-07, Pasadena Weekly.
- ^ "Now the largest blossoming plant in the world, Sierra Madre's 250-ton wistaria vine fit in a one-gallon can when it was purchased for 75 cents at Monrovia nursery in 1894." March/April 2009 p. 52 AAA Westways magazine
- ^ "2021 WISTARIA FESTIVAL | smcc Sierra Madre, CA". smcc.