Yesterday I showed you some very tiny flowers. Today I'm going to the opposite extreme with an enormous flowering vine. This is the largest tangle of Chinese wisteria that I have seen in town. This wisteria holds court in the not-too-photogenic edge of the parking lot of the Kroger grocery store in the Bearden neighborhood. Chinese wisteria is considered an invasive species in North America; it has no natural insect or fungal enemies here and spreads out of control, as you can see. But the purple blooms are very beautiful.
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Wisteria That Ate Knoxville
Yesterday I showed you some very tiny flowers. Today I'm going to the opposite extreme with an enormous flowering vine. This is the largest tangle of Chinese wisteria that I have seen in town. This wisteria holds court in the not-too-photogenic edge of the parking lot of the Kroger grocery store in the Bearden neighborhood. Chinese wisteria is considered an invasive species in North America; it has no natural insect or fungal enemies here and spreads out of control, as you can see. But the purple blooms are very beautiful.
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6 comments:
Indeed they are beautiful!!!I love flowers and your blog, which I only now met!!!
Thanks for your visit and nice comment!!!
Forgot to mention that the first song on my radio is from Portuguese singer Mafalda Veiga and is called «Um pouco de Céu» («A bit of Heaven»). I am glad you liked it!!
Didn't realize there's such things as Chinese wisteria. But yeah, it looks like it has EATEN up the neighborhood. :-)
Perhaps this wisteria could be encouraged to cover the dumpsters from view?
I do know how annoying any invasive plant species can be, though as I made the mistake of planting some ivy on a hillside ... now it's a constant battle to determine who is boss.
Thats a big one. The flowers are pretty, the ones in Terrell bloomed a few weeks ago.
The largest wisteria vine in the world is in Sierra Madre CA.
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