| Common Name: |
Amethyst Falls American Wisteria |
| Scientific Name: |
Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Wisteria |
| Category: |
Vine |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Bloom Color: |
Lilac-purple flowers |
| Bloom Size: |
In drooping racemes to 6 in. |
| Bloom Season: |
April-May after the leaves emerge but before they fully develop |
| Fruit Description: |
Flowers give way to narrow, flattened, smooth seed pods (to 5 in. long) which ripen in summer. Pods typically split open in fall |
| Fragrance: |
Fragrant |
| Foliage Description: |
Compound, odd-pinnate leaves (each leaf typically with 9-15 lance-shaped leaflets) are deep green |
| Height of Plant: |
15-30 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
4-8 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 5-9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Native Range: |
Native primarily to moist thickets, swampy woods, pond peripheries and stream borders from Virginia to Illinois south to Florida and Texas |
| Maintenance: |
Medium |
| Photographer: |
Richard Buggeln |
| Location: |
Fountain Garden |