American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

Pea family

Plant Type

Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

30.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Pink, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host 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

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.