American Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. - Pea familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet
Plant Type: Vine
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on American Wisteria: Automeris io, Epargyreus clarus, Erynnis horatius, Erynnis zarucco zarucco, Hyphantria cunae, Nephopterix subcaesiella, Orgyia leucostigma, Paonias excaecata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.