Scenes from the Old South - Scene 25

Wisteria

Sure, our Northern cousins may brag about their fragrant lilacs that bloom in late spring and early summer, but we Southerners can grow a host of plants that will smell sweet throughout the year. Even in late winter, while those to the North are still shoveling snow, we can enjoy intoxicating drifts of daphne and winter honeysuckle that roll in on cool, crisp breezes. Wisteria One day, this plant just might gobble up the South. Though it's extremely vigorous and some types are invasive, people keep planting it in their gardens. They can't resist its lovely white or purple blooms. Each spring, long clusters of pea-shaped flowers hang from trees, arbors, or anything else the vine can reach.