Flowering TreesAmerican Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 15-30 ft × 4-8 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect blue, yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-30 ft × 4-8 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer
- Watch out for
- Problem for cats, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses
- Native to
- Eastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — American Wisteria is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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