PlantsShrubs & Vines
American Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Lilac flowers on a vine that stays a vine
ModerateShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- Vine 15–25 ft
- Spacing
- A strong pergola
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May–Jun, sometimes again
- How it spreads
- Woody vine
- What to buy
- A potted vine. Chinese wisteria is the wrong plant.
- When to plant
- Plant April.
In the design
Amethyst Falls is the one nurseries sell. It blooms younger than Chinese wisteria and does not rip a porch off. It still needs a real support, not a downspout.
Handle with care
Seeds and pods are not food.
