Stargazer Perennials Garden Journal: WISTERIA AMETHYST FALLS IS A WELL-BEHAVED, REPEAT BLOOMING WISTERIA
WISTERIA AMETHYST FALLS IS A WELL-BEHAVED, REPEAT BLOOMING WISTERIA
Wisteria frutescens ' Amethyst Falls ' is a popular wisteria vine at our nursery partly because we are always recommending it! Unlike most wisteria plants, Amethyst Falls Wisteria is a non-invasive native wisteria that will rebloom in late summer. A polite climber, Wisteria Amethyst Falls will not destroy your arbor or pergola or choke out neighboring trees. A vigorous grower, Amethyst Falls will begin blooming typically the 1st or 2nd year that it is planted in your garden. The lovely, fragrant true blue pea-like flowers are produced on 8 inch racemes that cascade down the wisteria. A compact grower for a wisteria, Amethyst Falls will eventually reach 20 feet in height and width. This is an ideal wisteria to drape over an arbor, a pergola or train over an archway. A light mid-summer pruning will encourage a burst of new blooms in the early fall. Other notable attributes of Amethyst Falls wisteria are: high deer resistance, drought tolerance, disease resistant foliage and a bloom time that starts 2-3 weeks late than most wisterias to avoid the later spring freeze.
Why will my wisteria vine not bloom? To ensure that your wisteria will bloom for you always purchase Wisteria plants that have been grown from cuttings or grafted rather than seed grown plants. Wisteria vines grown from seed typically will remain in a juvenile stage for 10 to 15 years or longer during which time they will not bloom. Wisteria plants that are grafted, and plants grown from cuttings or layered from a flowering plant will usually begin flowering within 1-2 years.
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