If you’ve ever come across a well-grown wisteria vine, you might remember how breathtaking it was! The lavender-blue flowers ...

Chinese wisteria is considered an invasive species. If left unchecked, it can cover native plants and wrap its powerful vines around trees, according to the University of Florida Institute of Food and ...

Wisteria, that’s what. Specifically, it’s American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens), which is native to the Southeastern states, including far southern Illinois.

American wisteria also makes a beautiful pergola vine, as the flowers drape downward when it blooms. Native to Zones 5-9, it is still a vigorous growing vine and will need regular pruning and ...

The beautiful pergolas in the Cloister Garden are trained with Wisteria floribunda Alba, a white Japanese wisteria selected for the tantalising length of its racemes — up to 24in — and the way the ...