Wisteria frutescens

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American Wisteria

Form:	Vine
Size:	15-30 ft tall by 4-8 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White,purple,lavender
Phenology:	Deciduous. Blooms mid-spring to summer.
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

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.

Propagation:

Bare root, container, seed (It can take years before a seedling will mature enough to bloom.)

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Slightly acidic to neutral

Wildlife:

Foliage palatable to deer.

Insects:

Attracts pollinators.

Larval host for silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus) and long-tailer skipper (Urbanus proteus).

Native Habitats:

Floodplains, gum swamps, upland thickets.

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

Less aggressive growth than similar Asian species. Blooms only on new wood. At least one cultivar has white flowers.