Wisteria frutescens
Common name: American Wisteria
Are you tired of buying Chinese or Japanese wisteria that doesn’t bloom? How about trying Kentucky Wisteria? It is native to southern Illinois, but in our yard, the vines have consistently bloomed for the past 6 years. Flowers are purple to purple-blue. Some people have pointed out that the Kentucky Wisteria blooms only half as long as other wisterias. My reply is, “It blooms!” I recommend putting this plant on a trellis, for it will strangle a tree. It needs half-day sun and good garden soil. Be prepared to wait 2-3 years for blooms, but you’ll be glad you did!
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Plant Details
Plant type
Shrubs
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
Full Sun
Bloom period
Summer
Urban environment
Requires Protected Site, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Floodplain, Prairie Grasslands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Moderate
Flower color
Purple
Fall color
Yellow Orange
Size
- Mature height
- 20 Feet
- Mature width
- 10 Feet
- Max height
- 30 Feet
- Max width
- 15 Feet