Amethyst Falls Wisteria Vine
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It is a perennial, flowering vine, see how the Amethyst falls wisteria vine looks like in the garden and landscape.
Amethyst Falls Wisteria Vine is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. Other winter zone scales for planting this vine are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3; PHZ: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Vine details
| Plant type | vine, flowering | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial | ||||||||
| Sun needs | shade, full sun, part sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright, climbing, trailing, cascading, twining, spreading | ||||||||
| Flowering period | spring, summer | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 5 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 1 m - 2 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 1 m - 2 m or more apart to cover fences or other structures | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 4.5 - 7.0 (very strongly acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, insect, mildew | ||||||||
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Amethyst Falls Wisteria of the family family of Wisteria frutescens, commonly known as American wisteria, is a woody, deciduous, perennial climbing vine. It is native to the wet forests and stream banks of the southeastern United States, with a range stretching from the states of Virginia to Texas and extending southeast through Florida, also north to Iowa, Michigan, and New York.
While the Asian types of Wisteria vines may take 10 years or more to begin flowering, Amethyst Falls Wisteria begins producing its lavender-blue flowers during its first year! Flowering occurs on new growth and is about two weeks later than that of the Asian types, so late-winter frosts seldom affect flowering. Flowers are lightly fragrant, lavender-blue, and borne in 4-inch-long racemes that hang down from the branches. New shoots produced after the spring bloom will produce a second flush of blooms in the summer.
Because Amethyst Fall's Wisteria is a North American native it is widely adaptable to various soil types of average fertility and thrives in a wide range of pH (4.5-7).
Wisteria frutescens Amethyst Falls, a North American native Wisteria with a less aggressive habit than its Asian cousins, which can run wild. It does grow quickly and will require some occasional pruning if you don't provide it ample room to grow. So can enjoy with incredible show of a Wisteria vine in full bloom, but didn't spend the rest of your life trying to control its growth.
The Amethyst Falls Wisteria vine is happy in full sun or part shade however flowering will be diminished in heavy shade. If needed, prune in late winter to reduce the size. Can also be lightly pruned after the spring bloom, which often encourages a heavier second flowering cycle in mid to late summer.
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Amethyst Falls Wisteria Vine in the landscape and gardening
