There are many different types of wisteria vines that develop in North Carolina , but only one specie , the American wisteria , is aboriginal to the country . Wisteria leaves are distinct and name them is normally easy . But because various wisteria species have similarly - structure leaves , discerning one species from another can be challenging . You may need to study the vine ’s other characteristics to make a positive identification .
Types
The most common types of wisteria vines that grow in North Carolina include the American wisteria , or Wisteria frutescens , the Chinese wisteria , or W. sinensis , and the Nipponese wisteria , or W. floribunda , according to the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension . There are also many hybrid of these wisteria mintage , as well as hybrids of wisteria and trumpetcreeper vines . Although most wisteria species are regard invasive , the American wisteria is less invading than its Asian counterparts .
Identification
A perennial climbing vine that loses its leaves in winter , the American wisteria has compound leave with five to 19 folder . The entire chemical compound leaf is at most 12 inches long , and each leaflet , calendered and dark green in color , is approximately 1 to 3 inches long .
Geography
American wisteria vines are aboriginal throughout the Southeastern United States , from central Florida to eastern Texas and north to southeastern Virginia . In North Carolina , the American wisteria grows by nature throughout the coastal plain and piedmont regions . await for the American wisteria growing in full sunlight to full shade , in moist areas beside streams and ponds , near or in swampy area , and on fences or shrub and trees .
Considerations
The American wisteria blossom during the spring in North Carolina with lilac-colored - dark flowers arranged in clustering . The flowers get to bloom in pea - shaped bloom properly after the leave reemerge in the saltation . The vine can develop apace up to 50 ft in distance , and in late summer , it bring about seed cod , tan in colouring material , and approximately 2 to 4 column inch long . The American wisteria grows in a multiple - stem physique , and it climb by " twining , " rather than using root hair or tendrils like other vines .
Warning
Do n’t mistake the American wistaria for the other , more trespassing metal money , which can be unmanageable to assure apart . Both the American and Formosan wisteria have lavender - blue flower , but the American wisteria ’s flower racemes are shorter , usually only 6 inches long . The Taiwanese and Japanese wisteria often bloom earlier than the American species , frequently before all the leaves emerge , but the American wisteria can sometimes re - flower throughout the summertime season . Other coinage have blurry or " pubescent " semen pod , while the American wisteria has legato pods . Chinese and Nipponese wisteria vines can grow longer than the American wisteria – up to 70 feet – and they are much more aggressive . Unlike the American wisteria , you may see Chinese and Japanese wisteria growing in dry site as well as moist areas .
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