American Wistaria (Noun)
Meaning
An eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The American wistaria is often confused with its Japanese counterpart but can be distinguished by its native growth in eastern parts of the United States.
- Native plant enthusiasts have long promoted the American wistaria as a worthy substitute for the potentially invasive non-native wisteria.
- In terms of the fragrant flowers and climbing habit, the American wistaria presents striking similarities to the ornamental wisteria commonly used in gardens.
- At first glance the delicate and cascading blooms of the American wistaria might lead to mistaken identity with its highly prized Asian counterpart.
- American wistaria does flourish in our zone without some of wisteria's less desirable spreading tendencies.