VINE: Wisteria frutescens (American Wisteria)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Native to wet forests and stream banks of the southeastern U.S., this climbing vine has richly colored, sweetly fragrant flowers, although not as dramatic or as rampant as its Asian cousins. The Virginia Native Plant Society selected American Wisteria as Wildflower of the Year for 2021.