American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls') in the Wisterias Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub Vine
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Plant Height:	15 - 20 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Lavender Other: Violet to Lavender
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer
Dynamic Accumulator:	Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Toxicity:	Other: Pods and seeds are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods:	Division
Pollinators:	Various insects
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

American Wisteria
Wisteria

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-26
Wisteria 009

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2022-04-26
Wisteria Bloom Beginning To Open 009

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Location: BBS in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2024-04-13
At local BBS, tag says Wisteria Frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’.

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Flower beginning to open.

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Date: Late Spring 2011
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly enjoying a bloom

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Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Date: Late April 2021
Not as pretty as Japanese or Chinese wisteria

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-21
Wisteria 017

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Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-06-22
looking up vine

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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery

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Location: Maryland
Date: 2016-05-01
Bud, getting ready to bloom

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Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-03-17
vine base in winter

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Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-03-17
looking up the woody vine in winter

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Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-06-22
vining up pole

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Location: Media, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-05-18
plant for sale in container

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2016-06-01

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Location: Maryland
Date: August 19, 2014

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Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-05-25
vine on fence

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Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-05-25
flowers and foliage

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Comments:

Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 27, 2014 6:16 PM concerning plant:

American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) 'Amethyst Falls' produces deep lavender blossoms in late spring to early summer, with a rebloom in late summer. A native to eastern North America, 'Amethyst Falls' is a profuse bloomer and grows to about 8-10 feet long. It grows more slowly than its Asian counterparts, and does not damage buildings. Wisteria frutescens is a larval host plant for the Marine Blue Butterfly and several Skipper Butterfly species, including, Silver-spotted, Horace's Duskywing, Zarucco Duskywing, and the Long-tailed Skipper. Its blossoms have a sweet, musky fragrance.

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Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 11, 2011 3:57 PM concerning plant:

American Wisteria is a woody, deciduous perennial vine that is not invasive like the Asian Wisteria. The blooms of cultivar 'Amethyst Falls' are said to be fragrant, but I find the scent rather unappealing. Here in my area the bloom time is extremely short, but I still enjoy the beauty of the flowers each spring.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Feb 4, 2018 6:16 PM concerning plant:

'Amethyst Falls' is the most common cultivar sold in southeast PA of the American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens. Like the straight species, this cultivar produces the flowers after the foliage emerges, does most of its blooming in late May-June, and does some additional blooming in July & August on the current year's growth.

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 3:38 PM concerning plant:

'Amethyst Falls' is an "improved" selection of the native American Wisteria. It has longer and deeper purple flower clusters and it also flowers as a younger plant. It is equally as fragrant and as obedient as the other American Wisterias.

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Plant Events from our members
Catmint20906	On June 24, 2015	Bloomed Rebloom
Catmint20906	On May 16, 2015	Bloomed
Catmint20906	On August 19, 2014	Bloomed Rebloom
dragonfetti	On April 20, 2015	Obtained plant Purchased another to replace the Chinese wisteria. This one in a five gallon pot and planted in fron of 'Old Man Gulch'.
dragonfetti	On March 25, 2015	Miscellaneous Event Starting to bud out
dragonfetti	On January 9, 2015	Entered Dormancy
dragonfetti	On March 1, 2014	Obtained plant From Lowe's; wanted an American Wisteria.

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American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls')