American wisteria - Wisteria frutescens

USDA Plant Code: WIFR
Light Requirement: full sun - full shade
Soil Moisture: medium/moist
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: vine,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: purple
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: yes
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Flower(s); March. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); flower bud
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Gena Todia, Wetland Resources Environmental Consulting, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Coastal plain; Spring 2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Coastal plain; Spring 2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Coastal plain; Spring 2014?
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Wisteria available for sale at a store garden center
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Coastal plain; Spring 2014?
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
Gena Todia, Wetland Resources Environmental Consulting, Bugwood.org
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