Wisteria frutescens

Scientific Name: Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. cv. ‘Amethyst Falls’

Common Names: American Wisteria, Texas Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria

Family Name: Fabaceae

Plant Type: Vine

Uses: Trellis or fence specimen.

Light Requirement: Full sun, Partial/sunny, Partial/shady

Moisture Requirement: Moist well drained, Medium

Leaf Retention: Deciduous

Bloom Times: May, Jun

Flower Color: Lilac

Special Characteristics: Tolerates Black Walnut, Tolerates some flooding, Climbs by twining, Attracts bees, Reported to be deer resistant., Attracts butterflies, Fixes atmosperic nitrogen, Attracts Hummingbirds