Wisteria frutescens
American wisteria
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
vine
Size:
15-30 ft tall by 4-8 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,purple,lavender
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms mid-spring to summer.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Good trellis, post or fence vine. It's a legume, so it can grow in poor soils, but blooms much better with a richer soil mixture.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars
Attracts pollinators.
Larval host for silver spotted skipper ( Epargyreus clarus ) and long-tailer skipper ( Urbanus proteus ).
Foliage palatable to deer.
Native Habitats:
Floodplains, gum swamps, upland thickets.
