Japan’s Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi is reportedly the only place in the world that has an almost 150-year-old majestic wisteria plant, making the park a major travel destination. The grand wisteria proudly thriving in the park’s care is truly a breathtaking sight to behold.
With its purplish-pink flower-loaded vines hanging down safely from a support grid across an area of over 10,650 square feet (approx. 989 square meters), this gorgeous great wisteria undoubtedly casts a spell on its admirers as if they are in a fairyland.
Given the plant’s age and its massively outspread branches, the great wisteria has been braced with steel beams to support its vibrant canopy. The result is the stunning “flower umbrella,” which makes it an amazing spectacle of its own kind.
Photographers, plant lovers, and tourists from all over the world can’t resist appreciating the beauty of its gorgeous “pink cloud” elegantly hovering above the green grass.
The great wisteria looks simply striking during daytime, but its beauty ascends to yet another level at night, with the night lights making the entire landscape purely a magical place to be at.
Wisteria scientifically belongs to the vine family, Fabaceae, and is not really a tree. The plant is a fast grower and flourishes well in full sunlight.
“Each year can be roughly divided into eight thematic chapters. Several hundred flowering plants and trees display their attractive hues at each stage,” notes the Ashikaga Flower Park, popularly known as the flower haven in all seasons.
Here are some of the chosen photos from Ashikaga Flower Park. Enjoy!
