Amethyst Falls American Wisteria is a fast-growing twining deciduous vine native to the States with small leaves. The drooping raceme sporting fragrant pea-like lilac flowers bloom on new growth, attracting bees and butterflies in spring with a light rebloom in summer. Flat brown seedpods follow the flowers. Blooms best in full sun and well-drained soil. Amethyst Falls is not an aggressive spreader, but has low toxicity.
Wisteria frutescens is a host plant for Zarucco Duskywing, Marine Blue butterflies, Silver Spotted Skipper, and Long-Tailed Skipper butterflies. Learn more about planting for butterflies with Georgia natives with this brochure.
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Type:
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Perennial, Vine
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Origins:
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Southeast N. America; GA Native
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Height:
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8’ - 20’
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Spread:
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6’ - 10’
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Spacing:
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8’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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7- 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium maintenance. Water regularly. No significant diseases or pest issues. Failure to bloom may be due to being in too much shade, frost damage to buds, improper pruning or over-fertilization, or being too young.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Mass Plantings, Wildlife Garden, Native Gardens, Trellises and Walls, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Rose, Daylily, Salvia
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Wisteria frutescens Amethyst Falls 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Dcrjsr, Wisteria on oak, CC BY 3.0, (3) Pinguino Anonimo, Glicine - Wisteria Frutescens, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
