Heavy, woody twining vine with long fragrant lavender clusters in spring. Escapes into southeastern forests, where it smothers and topples trees.
Listed as invasive in FL, GA. The planner flags it (OL-INVASIVE) for sites in those jurisdictions. Details and sources.
Size over time
Typical landscape size 9–15 m (30–49 ft) tall and 3–6 m (10–20 ft) wide; fast growth, about 3 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.45) from the #3 install size.
Bloom
Lavender flowers, Apr–May (northern-hemisphere months; timing shifts with region and season).
Bloom calendar: months each plant is in bloom
Plant
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Chinese wisteria : Apr–May
Design notes
Use American wisteria (W. frutescens) instead.
Vines crush gutters and lattice; seeds are toxic.
Regions
Native range: China.
Not recorded as native to any of the three pilot regions.
Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.
Regulated: invasive in FL (Florida Invasive Species Council (formerly FLEPPC) List of Invasive Plant Species); invasive in GA (Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant List).
Check your state’s current list before planting.