Wisteria and wisteria

Wisteria, also known as wisteria. Violaceae, Wisteria. Dark gray dry-skinned fallen leaves climb and twine vines. The shoots are dark yellow-green, densely pilose, and the winter buds are oblate and densely pilose. Odd-pinnate compound leaves alternate, with small leaves opposite, with 7 ~ 13 leaflets, oval, long tapering or pointed, glabrous or slightly hairy on the surface of leaves, sparse on the back of leaves, sparse on petioles, lateral racemes, 30 ~ 35 cm long, drooping, and densely covered with total pedicels, small pedicels and calyx. Pods are oblate, strip-shaped, long 10 ~ 20cm, densely covered with white fluff, and seeds are oblate and black. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruit matures in August-September.

There are twists and turns, climbing fences around the frame, and there are endless hooks. In early summer, purple spikes hang, flowers are fragrant, and in midsummer, thick leaves are covered with numerous pods. It is a famous ornamental and shade vine wisteria, which is native to China. When it was planted and viewed, it also derived a large number of related cultures and became the object of many works of art. Using wisteria as an appetizer was in line with the catering customs at that time. In the vegetarian feast, wisteria is as delicious as Su Bazhen-the custom of eating wisteria has been passed down to this day. Folk will be boiled purple flowers or cold salad, or wrapped in noodles and fried to make "purple radish cake", "purple radish cake" and other flavor pasta.