Wisteria Species, American Wisteria, Texas Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria
Wisteriafrutescens
Synonym
Glycine
frutescens
Kraunhia
frutescens
Kraunhia
macrostachya
Kraunhia
macrostachys
Wisteria
macrostachya
These comments re: Wisteria taking 5 years to bloom are somewhat reassuring! I planted mine ca. 4 years ago -- not a bloom or bud yet. ...Read More
I have had an American Wisteria (at least that's what my local garden center said it was -- and it does seem to match all the description...Read More
Wisteria is finiky. takes 5 years to blossom. requires a southwest sun exposure with nothing getting in its way. so make sure no trees or...Read More
I was given a Wisteria starter plant for a housewarming gift 10 years ago. I live in Pueblo, CO which has a very mild winter climate and...Read More
Too many of the comments here are general to Wisteria, for the oriental species, not for American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens. If you ...Read More
We planted a wisteria to climb over an arch...which it did -- beautifully! We had to temporarily remove the arch and pot the wisteria......Read More
(Raleigh, NC) I planted American wisteria last year in my front yard with the intention of training it to a weeping form, and so far it s...Read More
Ways to differientiate between Japanese wisteria, Chinese sisteria and American wisteria:
The Japanese wisteria (Wisteria ...Read More
In my opinion, the American Wisteria is much better
behaved than the Chinese.
There is a gorgeous American Wisteri...Read More
I bought this plant and planted it by a fence in my side yard. Everyday it seems to grow inches at a time! This area, Lake City has them...Read More
I have the cultivar 'Amethyst Falls'. I obtained it as a small plant, but it appears to be less aggressive than other Wisteria spp. It ...Read More
We have an overgrown "old" Wisteria we inherited with our old place. I appreciated some of the comments here. Ours seems to grow only o...Read More
This is the Native American Wisteria, which is much less commonly used in gardens in the US than Chinese and Japanese Wisteria. It bloom...Read More
Hello all,
I collected some wisteria seeds from Central Park, NYC. I have successfully sprouted a few in a cup of water, and I wo...Read More
I recently bought a wisteria with four plants in one pot. I was told I could train it into a tree. I also have two seperately growing b...Read More
Wisteria is a very strong grower when established. Mature vines benefit from twice yearly pruning, in August and February, when you shoul...Read More
Wisteria is a beautiful plant but it needs a good bit of training to manage it. In tropic/suptropic areas, it is often trained into tree...Read More
I have found the best way to get new plants is to take the runners and either bury a portion or place them in a pot. after about a month ...Read More