11/22/2023 0 Comments Amethyst falls wisteria vine![]() They ripen over the summer from a fuzzy to shiny, smooth when dried. Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil pH: Acid ( 3 inches Fruit Description: Flattened, brown, velvety, bean-like pod.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Vine Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Climbing Dense Spreading Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium.Climbing Method: Twining Dimensions: Height: 8 ft. A host plant for the Marine blue butterfly, Silver-spotted skipper, and Long-tailed skipper. Attributes: Genus: Wisteria Species: frutescens Family: Fabaceae Life Cycle: Woody Wildlife Value: Attracts birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds.Tags: #fragrant #hummingbird friendly #deciduous #fragrant flowers #drought tolerant #specimen #dwarf #cottage garden #rustic #espalier #privacy #cpp #trellises #deer resistant #skipper butterflies #showstopper #deciduous vine #poolside planting #native vine #screening #larval host plant #vertical spaces #walkway planting #compact habit #bird friendly #butterfly friendly #arbor #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #silver-spotted skipper butterfly #container plant #patio Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. Its ability to attract hummingbirds and butterflies makes it a great addition to a pollinator garden. It works perfectly in containers on a patio or near a pool. Plant as a specimen, taking advantage of any vertical space in the landscape. This plant has a low toxicity to cats, dogs, and horses.Īn excellent choice as an alternative for the more aggressive, invasive Asian varieties, this wisteria is also both deer resistant and drought tolerant. This characteristic helps gardeners train ‘Amethyst Falls’ onto arbors or to almost any trellis form. Due to the fact that our native wisterias bloom on new growth, vines can be moderately pruned back each winter. The flowers are lightly fragrant, lavender-purple, and borne in cascading 4- to 6-inch racemes in May. This plant blooms on new wood, providing a gorgeous, heavy bloom in the late spring and a lighter, repeat bloom in summer. ‘Amethyst Falls’ should be planted in full sun and in moist soil with good drainage. Considered by some to be a dwarf wisteria, ‘Amethyst Falls’ has smaller leaves and smaller flowers than its exotic Asian relatives. Once this plant is established, it can climb 18 to 20 feet high and has a spread of 10 to 15 feet wide. Unlike the more common Asian wisteria, you will be pleasantly surprised by the less aggressive nature of this American vine. It is a wisteria cultivar from Head Ornamentals, Inc. ‘Amethyst Falls’ wisteria is a deciduous, climbing vine in the Fabaceae (bean) family. Phonetic Spelling wis-TEER-ee-uh froo-TESS-enz This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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