Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Vines ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Texas Wisteria, American Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria, Woody Wisteria, Kidney-bean Tree, (Wisteria frutescens), Papilionaceae Family, Texas native, deciduous, vine/large shrub, blooms in spring, summer (fragrant)

Texas wisteria grows in part shade to full sun in moist woods and along the edges of swamps in East and Southeast Texas. Although many sites state that it prefers acidic soil but is adaptable, I have found that it shows signs of chlorosis in non-acidic soil and the foliage appears "anemic" due to its inablilty to absorb enough iron. Unlike the Asian species, it blooms after the leaves have appeared and it is less agressive. It has compund shiny, dark green leaves. Because it can grow quite large and is heavy, it requires substantial support in order to grow upward. Blooms may be purple, lilac or bluish-purple.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1351/index.html

One half of an arbor covered with wisteria. Look closely and you can see a few of the seed pods. Photo taken in October)