This particular wisteria is blooming at the Seattle Japanese Garden as we speak (as I write).  This incredible vine was planted in the early 1960s when the garden was first constructed and it was already 35 years old when it was planted.  You still with me?  That means that this vine is roughly 75 years old!  So, yes it is true, some things just get better with age.  Fine wine.  Wisteria vines.  Certain bloggers.

Isn’t it absolutely dreamy?

It even grabs attention even from far away.

This wisteria was blooming in another incredible spot on earth, in Alberobello in Puglia, Italy.  I was there in March about four years ago which was springtime in southern Italy.  Again, a gorgeous vine!  If you are a lucky person, you will recognize that you are in Alberobello by the conical shape of the roofs in the background.  They are unique to this spot.

How beautiful is this?  Pretty darn beautiful.

And now we are in a different place. You know it immediately by the palm trees.

The picture above and the next few are of a wisteria just starting to bloom in Sorrento on the Amalfi coast.  This is one of the most beautiful places on earth.  I just couldn’t believe how gorgeous it was.  It is almost incomprehensible.

Another picture.

And another.

See the Bay of Naples in the background.  I mean, come on…what is more beautiful than this!

The word for wisteria in italiano is glicine.

One day soon I will talk about another of my favorite plants, known in Italian as ortensia. You will have to check back soon to find out what this one is.

Ciao, tutti!