The Beautiful and Deadly Wisteria - An Amazing Plant!
Wisteria is one of the most beautiful and recognizable climbing vines in the eastern and southern US. However, I bet most people have no idea what is really neat about this plant. That's what I tried to show here. We did get fairly lucky by finding the mother-load of wisteria vine patches! It's really an amazing plant.
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When I was a kid, I used to take walks around the neighborhood with my mom. Wisteria were our favorite flowers to see in peoples' yards because they smelled so nice. Mom decided to plant some at home. Supposedly it takes several years to bloom, so she trims and trains the vines to cling to our fence by the driveway. We seemed to have a very hearty wisteria, that was happy to cover the fence with bushy vines, but also desperately wanted to reach for the sky. After 8 years it never did bloom, but kept dropping these hard pod things, which no one else's wisteria had. Eventually some visitor noted this plant and said to my mom, "Wow, I've never seen anyone do that with a walnut tree before." "WHAT?!" Either we'd gotten a wrong seed somehow, or some squirrel planted his right as we were planting ours. Regardless, to this day I still tease mom about the walnut bush. XD
Will take a long time with seeds. There are ways to it to bloom faster. You need to propagate from an established wisteria vine.
hard pod things thats so funny yall couldnt tell it was walnuts
this visitor must have had a good laugh when he heard it was supposed to be wisteria :D
I laughed so hard at this
Lmao
That must be a very safe area, no demons would dare go near there lol!
Ohmygowd. A kimetsu No Yaiba fan!
Sad the manga ended
@Stephen Smith and to those of you who don't realize, the original commenter is making a reference to a popular anime called Demon Slayer! In the anime, demons are scared of wisterias. It's a pretty good anime go check it out yall
Lol!! Yasss
My house is surrounded with what I thought were white wisteria trees. Recently. I have come to find they may very well be black locust trees with thorns. They are the sweetest smelling tree that I have ever smelt. Thanks ♡
I bought my first house in 1996. I transplanted a small amount of wisteria against a fence soon after. My elderly new neighbor came to my door with a lilac bush he wanted to plant for me if I'd let him dig up the wisteria. He was a wonderful person who taught a young first time homeowner a lot about non invasive plants
I love how he came with a solution and to teach with an open heart and not to just complain and put down. He sounds like the AntiKaren!
What an angel of a good neighbor man! I would have said yes, thank you in a heartbeat! O yes I am another one of Those who were drawn into the beauty and smell of wisteria when I first moved to arkansas. I was taking care of an old lady and she had it growing all over her ditch , I so foolishly asked if I could take some and she obliged! The beginning of my 35 year battle with the dreaded monster called wisteria! Its similar smell to lilacs drew me in, as I remember grandmas wonderful lilac bush. Well we live and learn, hopefully. Don't ask me about my love affair with the lovely vinca minor... Still pulling those dudes from my flower beds. Excuse me, someone's trying to break in, o no, its just the return of the wisteria.......
I have both, very much prefer the lilac! They both smell wonderful, wanted a vine to run through my chain link fence but the wisteria is about to get replaced with honeysuckle... and my lilac stays! Lol
My mother planted it years and years ago and I just spent MONTHS cutting vines as big around as my arm and peeling it off her house. This stuff is the DEVIL!!!!
@@LaineyBug2020 “Karen” is slang for a middle-aged white women that calls the police or complains to the manager. The word you’re looking for is anti-pessimistic.... it’s ok, you tried.
Wisteria grows on a pergola in my garden in India ,it blooms in April for nearly a month , having morning tea under it is heavenly . I keep it under control rest of the year ,it is a price I pay for the lovely experience.
totally worth it
So this is why Shinobu uses it so much.
Guy says not to eat them Him two sec later: eats them
ya i know.wth? do as he says not as he duz.sheesh.ridiculous.
That kinda bugged. And then kept eating them.. telling his kids “we’ll see how toxic they are”. Brilliant. 🙄
@@nofunnyshxttv06528 stop advertising on others channels so disrespectful
Wow,. At least he didn't give it to kids to try first LMAO
Exactly he’s fucking annoying
We've been battling Wisteria for over 20 years!!! The flowers are beautiful, but the vines were choking our other trees and bushes.
Boil water and dump it directly on the roots. It will cook them.
That does nothing to kill off established plants, all you're gonna do is harm surrounding plants and everything living in the soil around it.
@@geminisabah just inject a herbicides into the vines. Or, make a hole or scar or something that expose it's inner stem then spray it with liquid herbicides or dump a powder herbicides in it and sealing it tightly. Do this frequently. You can kill them without damaging the surrounding.
Sorry for your situation. I sympathize. Still, it’s good that your testimony is here among the Pollyannas who wonder what’s the problem.
I hate it! I'm having trying to kill some out that is coming from my next door neighbor's property, and I'm honestly considering suing for the damages and costs at this point.
Climbing and strangling vines serve a very important role in dense forests. They will create meadows within a forest. When a stand of tree has been killed, the vines are then replaced by grasses that grow through the vines. Since the vines can't climb the grasses, the vines die off. The trees then return to the grassy meadow growing back into a dense forest which completes the cycle.
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Very Awesome!
Truly magnificent comment. There’s an intelligent design and reason for everything. Thanks so much.
Holy crap... good comment
That's only the ideal case with plants that have evolved in the same environment. The reason why Asian wisterias are so concerning in the southeast is that native trees have never had to compete with such an aggressive climber. They just can't keep up with how fast it grows, so all that happens is that the forest keeps shrinking while the grassland keeps growing. Asian Wisteria's are causing serious habitat loss and are a major threat to North American biodiversity. Everyone who manages land should be doing their best to confine the spread of invasive species.
We had a wisteria in the front yard that would go crazy on hot days and attack people. The pods would pop and shoot the seeds hard. The first time it happened we thought someone was throwing rocks at us. The plant was always getting yelps of pain and dirty looks from passersby.
Hahahaha...i wish my plant would do that...
That’s amazing!
That's funny lol
It's always fun till someone gets their eye poked out.
I hope Plants vs Zombies game have a new updates with some wisteria fence in it. 😂😂😂
In my school I had to do a project about invasive species and I picked the wisteria and this really helped me get more information
Awesome! Such a fun one too!
@@UntamedScience nice video thank you for sharing it was very interesting🙂👍🏻I have one questions ? Could you mail me some seeds to Florida 🤔?please please pretty please 😁.
@@UntamedScience nice family 👨👩👦👦 🙂👍🏻.
Fun fact: spiraling "vines" are actually called bines! Chinese wisteria is a so-called "left-handed" bine, whereas japanese wisteria is "right-handed".
TY
Wisty facts !!
Fun fact: they grow left or right handed based on being located North or South of the equator
@@clevelandmortician3887 lol except no
@@clevelandmortician3887 LOL, nice try Mr. Coreolius.
My mother planted a small sprig of this about 40 years ago on our back lot. It has taken over 2+ acres, choking down everything in its path until it reached the street. She tried to keep it cut back and manageable, needless to say I have been fighting this beautiful killer for the last 2 decades. I love it during spring time. Hundreds of beautiful purple blooms hang from the canopy above. The sweet scent lingers in the air as the sunsets. Then summer hits here in Tennessee and the loathing begins.
May be you can try to make a hole just a little above the roots and loading it's with some strong herbicides, be it liquid or powder herbicides, then sealed the hole tightly. If you do this frequently, may the annoying wisteria get decrease in numbers. 😊😊😊
@@kuroyuri04 no need. Fertilizer will kill it just as well as any herbicide. That or letting the pH get too acidic. My birds did that. Also the soil became too nutrient dense. Killed all 3 wisteria. I have 7 left in a less "soiled" area. Very manageable plants but it's a seasonal maintenance. Each year the plant starts on new growth. Trim all the woody stuff off each year and it gets less complicated. Unfortunately people buy these plants and know nothing about them.
Do the wisteria flowers stay purple throughout the entire fall or spring or do they turn green eventually
@@thefloristtheflower1834 the flowers fall away as the weather warms, and the pollinated ones create the long seed pods that grow during the summer months. When the pods mature they turn brown.
In Tokyo at Kameido Tenjin Shrine there is a Wisteria Festival every Spring. It’s amazing to see 100s of plants trained on a bamboo frame covering the courtyard. Amazing!
Just saw that on TV the other day!
Yeah in Japan they have a Wisteria tree that’s over 150 years old in Ashikaga Flower Park. I had the privilege to see it a few years ago. Absolutely beautiful but also it shows how controlled the wisterias are in that park. People aren’t letting them kill neighboring plants 😊
If planting in your yard, give it room, plant in a heavy, plastic pot in the ground, with lip above the surface.. Flowers well, limits it's growth . Kill growth with vinegar.
Root pruning is another way. A sharp shovel, slice down about 18 inches from trunk, all around plant.
Oh I'm going to get a lot of vinegar. This plant is the stuff of nightmares.
Wow, I’m glad I saw this. I got seeds online and had planned to plant a few of these in my property. But I live adjacent to about 250 acres of protected woodland. Probably shouldn’t plant these seeds here. Ha
If you live in the southeastern US, you could plant American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) safely. Probably still a good idea to trellis it and keep an eye on it; I don't know if the natives are prone to kill your trees or take over the yard, but the native species plays a useful ecological role and you shouldn't have to worry about it causing damage to the forest if the seeds escape. Edit: I should add that, while I do have some training in forest ecology, I don't specialize in vines & epiphytes, and don't know a ton specifically about the relationship of American wisteria and forests. That is to say, I don't know how aggressively it grows, but usually even the most aggressive native species have their populations controlled by the other species and environmental conditions they evolved alongside. So probably still do your own research when it comes to protected forest, but I would say, in general, the more native plant species you put in your yard, (and the fewer aggressive introduced/invasive species) the better. You can help support the important ecological relationships taking place on the nearby public lands by planting your own native species at home.
Buy American. Wisteria that is.
On behalf of our precious woodland trees I thank you
You really should try to plant only native plants, or at least refrain from planting any invasive exotic plants like wisteria.
@@brandonwood3442 Really?
"the most aggressive wisteria..." *Points at screaming child*
Just want to say short word.... .Total Concentration Breath.
Water breath😂😂😂
I knew it I would find a comment like this when there's wisteria 😂
@@mainagashi6423 giyu have 2 breathing technique , breath of water and breath of depression
The vines make great baskets. We have one that has been growing for 30 years. We trim that thing every year.
We're making a basket out of it now. When do you find is the best time to harvest the vines for this? Does it matter?
@@UntamedScience you want to trim it early enough that it doesn't affect it's blooming next spring.
Idk why but for some reason I interpreted “we trim that thing” to mean the basket, so I thought the wist basket just kept growing after being left outside or something lol
We had one by our back door. We called it the devil bush. It died out during a five year drought, was gone for two years, and then came back when the drought broke.
I love that you're both involving your children and teaching
Now we can understand the metaphor of "Wisteria lane" in the Desperate Housewives show! Amazing video with a ton of gardening information
I noticed the Wisteria irony in Desperate housewives. Had a good laugh
@@johnmalsawma8918 beautiful but poisonous and invasive lol
“I only had about 4 or 5 flowers yesterday just to test it out. My throat was burning and I got a stomach ache.” Hahahaha
I expect the guy is now taking all these jabs.....bad for you but hey !!!!!! just try it......
I've always loved wisteria! I never knew it was poisonous. (Incidentally, it was a bit disturbing /distracting to watch your son munching something which we can't see ALL through the video as you describe how toxic this plant is. haha!)
Mildly toxic
It is not poisonous
@@d.carelli8036 - Just keep in mind that the toxic effects are all relative to dose. At high enough quantities, it won't be good. There are definitely some compounds in the tissues that aren't great. You can definitely eat a few flowers - but moderation is key.
Omg the son eating snacks while the wife was talking about the seed pods drove me nuts 😂
@@chazikins me 2.he shouldn't of done that at the x.dumb kid.:D
I was a professional gardener for twenty five years. I'm so glad I found your channel. Subbed.
Clockwise/counterclockwise Coolest thing I learned today. Thank you.
That was the most interesting fact for me too!
I love how “practical” your videos are. I don’t really know how to explain but it doesn’t sound too scientific, too ordinary. It’s right in the middle.
🤓✌️ thanks
bruh .... wth ..... I remember as a kid I had once the most painful stomach, head pains and the most atrocious vomiting I have ever had ..... and I do remember that with the neighbor kids we did in fact eat the fuzzy seeds because the flowers smelled so nice .... and only now after about 20 years I understand that as children about 5 of us have poisoned ourselves because we were idiots ...... I just have to say thank you at least I will not die completely stupid as to why I was so sick back then
Why would you just eat a random plant?? What if you ended up eating something like poison ivy? 😂
@@mangosoda7117 the thing is, we were kids and where we lived back then all the gardens were full with edible plants and this plant was in a hidden corner where we used to gather because no one would go there and we figured since everything is safe in the garden why not this as well ..... child mentality u know ?
@@xandru8 Um, I made like 10 ounces of Wisteria syrup juice from Wisteria near my house and I really wished that I watched this video earlier but I've been drinking the juice in small amounts and I always feel tired after drinking it. Should I throw all the juice away? I've never felt my throat burning whenever I drink it but even in small amounts I feel tired like after drinking one of those sleepy time brand teas...It works better than the tea actually.
@@OmniNeon900 question tiiiiiiiiiiime ..... 1) are you afraid that some one is going to poison you in some time ? (that is why you are building up tolerance to poison) 2) are you getting a kick out of drinking it (apart from using it to fall asleep) if the answer to both these questions are negative I would suggest to stop using it. Look man in reality you can do what ever you want but from my experience its not that worth it to ingest it, I am assuming that the tea that you make its not just making you tired but it might damage something in the long run ... do not take my word for it, its always better to ask a doctor but I would say its ok to quit that. Have a good day man.
@@xandru8 Oh, I never thought that it might damage my body in the long run. Wisteria is my favorite flower and while I was on vacation I wondered if the flower was edible so I started looking at websites and found this one; www.tyrantfarms.com/yes-wisteria-flowers-are-edible-and-they-make-delicious-drinks/ I was so excited about making the drink and basically believed everything on the site because it looked legit and I wanted to know what it tasted like...I feel kinda stupid.
The aunt of a friend of mine used to collect the petals to make jelly with. It was some of the prettiest jelly I have ever seen. Lavender gel with purple bits floating in it. I was told it's delicious. She had done it for years apparently. Nobody seemed worried about it.
I think the cooking process removes some of the toxicity
There would only be a few per serve, I would think. Not enough for a stomach ache.
The blossoms are fine and are used to make all sorts of sweets. You can eat them raw or cooked however be cautious eating things you never have before as you may or may not be allergic^^ The stems, leaves, and especially the seeds/pods are the most toxic part of the plant^^
As a chemist, the smell, color, and toxins are my favorite aspects of this plant! I have been wanting to do a chemical comparison between the species of Wisteria and their intraspecies eco types.
I'd love it if you did a chemical comparison between species. I'd also like to know more about what exactly is in the flowers. There are so many reports online that they're edible. I just found I had a slight reaction to them. If you post something, let me know!
StoneAgeMan When my university labs open back up, I really want to! There is some scientific literature about the Wisteria genus being generally toxic. I haven’t found anything that looks at both the chemistry and edibility safety. Mostly just perfume compounds and isolation of things that sometimes kill cancer cells in a Petri dish; but it has not been shown to be medically safe!
StoneAgeMan A friend of mine (native of Charleston, SC) told me he once swallowed a seed as a teen because he knew it was in the same plant family as culinary beans. He got violently ill and nearly had to go to the hospital and confirmed some of the toxin anecdotes to me. Ironically, he still loves the fragrance.
@@forabug594 - That makes sense. At least there is consistency there. What I don't understand is the flowers - that seems to be where the confusion lies. I'd happily help with a video to get the info out if you figure the chemistry out!
StoneAgeMan That’s a great idea! I definitely would help with that. Just gotta wait until the labs are open and I can get the resources to do the experiment. Would certainly be interesting for both edible food foraging guidelines and ecology-based decision making.
Always learning something new. Thanks! Hope you and yours are doing well in these trying times.
By the way.... what a great mom and dad you are! This is so cool to see you taking your kids out and having adventures! You are creating awesome memories with them that they will carry throughout their lives and they will create with their own children. You don't have to spend a lot of money going to amusement parks or expensive fishing trips, etc... family time can be a simple walk in the woods, it can be an amazing adventure :)
I like that is a family trip! Thank you! Beatiful family!
*WISTERIA literally* the most beautiful species I’ve ever seen! 💜💜
That's how it gets you.
Look up a Jacaranda tree. Add a wisteria to it and you got a ton of purple!
What about the blue Kentucky wisteria is it Poisenes?
You've never seen the native Maypop then...
Florida, US: Do you know "Passionflower" A.k.a. "Maypop" (Passiflora ssp) This very lovely species of VINE is P. incarnata and a less showy but equally productive if not more is P. suberosa. They are host to our state flutterby- Zebra Longwing, plus the Gulf Fritillary- a near mimic of Monarch. I am not sure but I think though each pollinator will use each as nectar and larval food (oviposit! ⤴️ bottom of leaf, caterpillar eats leaf..LEAVES!). But the Longwing prefers incarnata -perhaps having not learned of OTHER COLORED BLOOMS of others in the Genus, which are cultivars not native to Fl. or not naturalized yet...⏳ rarely overnight! Geologic time 👁️
My wisteria is trying to crack my foundation and eat my air conditioner. The running feeders from the main plant are virtually indestructible... Would definitely make strong cordage.
Air conditioner parts are delicious.
This video is honestly awesome. You have so much information to share and the way you get it across is great and I love that you involve your family. Definitely watching more
Thank you my friend, for letting me know more about my favorite flower.
StoneAgeMan : Wisteria is Deadly Demons : Duh Sherlock
Rajarupan Sampanthan ah yes
Kimestu no yaiba
@Just Someone Moshi moshi~
A man of a culture i see.
ISTR that the demons always seemed surprised whenever they encountered wisteria poison.
🌺One of my favorite flowers. I remember it growing where I grew up in Wilmington. Never knew that it was poisonous or invasive. Stay safe! -Henry
You're grew up close to where we are then. We're in Charlotte. It's all over our region.
When you said Wilmington I thought of CA where I am from. We had a beautiful Wisteria trained to go over a large gazebo with a large blooming old pink climber growing together.. It was breathtaking. The smell was incredible. My favorite place to play. I sure miss it.
The cinematography was amazing. Beautiful.
First video of yours I've seen, and I love how you've structed the content. I was 100% engaged the entire time, you got a sub from me
I born in South America, Uruguay...we called them Glissinas. I love these flowers !!
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I absolutely love wisteria and lilac together. They require more work then some realize. I’ve 3 types and two trained in pots to be trees
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Wow! Well there is so much I didn't know about Wisteria,thank you for this very informative in depth video. Really fascinated to learn so much about them,I have always loved wisteria and its beautiful colour, who would have thought they are so deadly, but then many things in nature that are beautiful are deadly. Just liked and subscribed.
Had no idea that my son has such talented school family! Thank you for putting this together. On the road we live on, it becomes an grand tunnel of purple flowers once a year.
:) Thanks Alicia. Not sure how I missed this comment... - Rob
We had one trained as a tree by itself in our yard. When in full bloom you could not open the windows neat it the smell was so strong it would get almost sickening. Imagine dumping a full bottle of perfume in your car. Smells good outside but inside can be a bit much. Great info. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🐾🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️
How do you train a plant?
@@hasanershad63 It depends on the plant. Wisteria is naturally a vine, so to 'train' it to grow as a tree you need to place 2 or 3 supporting posts near it. They have to be far enough apart to allow the plant to grow, about 24 inches from support to support is probably good. Then you guide the young plant to grow in the center using gardener's tape or twine. As it gets larger, you loosen the tape or twine so the plant doesn't get strangled. When it's bigger the vine can support itself. While the vine is growing, you prune the lower branches off and only keep the top branches, which gives it more of a tree like form. Training a plant involves using supports like trellises or posts, and trimming excess growth to get the shape you want.
We have lot's of patches of wisteria in the woods behind our house. I love looking at them!!
i love that they're taking their kids out and educating them about nature
Very beautiful and informative video! Keep the good work
Thanks Justo.
This man just found the final selection .-.
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Hi there! So glad I found your channel, I loved this fresh view of Wisteria, especially the part about making cordage I had never heard that before. Great job, love your Channel!
Thanks. Great to have you here.
Thank you I always that was beautiful but knew nothing about it. I love the format and how are you educate on your videos
I fell in love with Wisteria many years ago. I had a job that was particularly difficult at the time and when I would take a Lunch break, I would be able to view this huge in full bloom Wisteria , probably 60 years old. It was amazing to see up close , like being color bombed with in -your-face color !. I had to have one. Mine is now 10 years old. I am just now starting to see some amazing hanging blooms. I learned to cut it way back. I was afraid to do so. But you have to be BOLD with them. You'll be rewarded ! I tried growing one in a huge pot and it died . Not sure why ? I still want to grow a Japanese Maple in a huge Pot and a Wisteria ...side by side. (Not in same pot ! ) Thank you for this Video . I enjoyed it so much . Peace.
I have one in my backyard. It's extraordinary, but insanely invasive. The previous owner put it in and built a pergola to hold it. It covered it completely and was so heavy it pulled it down. It grew into the neighbors tree and pulled it over to my side of the fence, grew all across my roof and has sent out runners into my yard and all along the base of the fence. I love it and hate it.
Growing along the borders of my family's property its so beautiful in bloom we've started taking family photos with them.
It's so awesome to see you teach your children about nature
Learn sooo much. Never thought Wisteria would be as toxic. Thank you 😊
Very common where I live in coastal SC. It will strangle some trees given enough time but it can also act as guy wires and actually help support them during hurricanes (which are common here).
I'm writing a book about a specific Wisteria vine in my neighborhood. It's grown around an Oak tree so I am learning all I can about this plant. This was a great video and one can only aspire to have a family as that of yours. Great content.
Wow! Just found your channel and watched my first of many of your videos. I can’t believe I didn’t know well ANYTHING about wisteria. I knew I thought it was beautiful.
That was interesting seeing the seed pods, I have a single chinese wisteria I've trained to grow along the top of a fence but it has never had seed pods, I'm guessing that's because it's a single wisteria with no other plant nearby. It has however sprouted a lot from the base which I always bent upwards up the fence. I've heard people mentioning it can spread with runners, if I stick one of these sprouting jobbies in a plant pot, will it grow into another plant like strawberries do? I'd like a small potted wisteria for the front garden.
When I go on hikes in the Puget Sound, I bring clippers to remove or cut invasive plants. Especially tree killers.
Mississippi is overrun by asian vines of one type or another. I do the same in my neck of the woods, but it's a losing battle.
@@elricofarmer1561 ...... I guess it's Eric and Erin holding the line! Glad to know I'm in good company!
My mom actually planted 2 of these next to the house. One on each side. Over 10 years later and my dad cut both down but now we see it growing out different parts of the siding of the house!
What a lovely family! Thank you for sharing .
Thank you. I've always wondered about Wisteria. Your family is wonderful!!!
Wisteria, kudzu, privet. The trifecta of death 💀
Amen to the China berry privet. Those take over entire yards with their seeds. They make clusters of berries that look like grapes. I end up trying to cut the clusters off with loppers because they are so heavy the limbs start hanging and breaking and they are poisonous
Kudzu is edible...not sure how that makes the trifecta
@@ryandavis4689 I think just because it's invasive and kills off native plants...
You forgot Common Buckthorn. It's a nightmare all over the mid-west and maybe further?
And Bittersweet vine. Same killing by strangling that the wisteria uses.
Wow. I´ve never seen a forest overtaken by another plant like this. The closest thing to it, I saw, was a dead forest covered in cobwebs, from the roots to the branches up. It appeared to be the same insect for every single tree and they were freaking everywhere. It looked like out of a dark fantasy... The other weird forest I´ve seen had all the trees corkscrewing up into the sky similar to the Wisteria but without any support. I have no idea what caused all the trees to grow so unnaturally.
It happens with invasive species (e.g. this) or monocultures (e.g. European spruce forests getting chomped by spruce beetles). The former is a human introduced problem, the latter is nature correcting human error.
Great fun~ I have a wisteria i cut back to the bone and made twine out of the vine for building other little projects in the garden- just because it looked so twiney ~! Thanks for sharing, and great outing for the kids :)
Thanks for the info and awesome footage. I've given up all hope that I'll ever see flowers on my vine here in Minnesota.
Great video! I love the flowers this time of year but they can get out of control.
That is true. They're a pain for much of the year and require quite a bit of work controlling them.
A friend gave me a wisteria plant. Thanks for the vblog!
Fascinating. I knew about the toxicity but not about being able to distinguish the types by the direction of growth.
Nice video, stoneageman and family!...Im SOUTH-easter US and there are a lot here in summer they flower when it gets super hot, JULY AUGUST...but then the flowers go away quickly. i love the flowers, i think they are beautiful.
I’ve been seeing this all over here in NC! It’s beautiful but I can tell it’s super invasive.
Wow I just got this plant for my wife and having second thoughts on planting it
You guys are such a cool family, keep up the good job making these videos and educating the public! I had no idea it was called lijena that's what we call it in Lithuanian. Absolutely beautiful vine, but I'd still prefer the lilac for it's intoxicating sweet smell.
Great video! I’ve seen this plant all my life and knew so little about it.
This is parenting at its best. Relaxing, exploring, and learning together!
I grow them as bonsai and have eaten the flowers before and was just fine. I have a African Wisteria as well.
Bonzai, really? I would love to see that.🏵🐸
African wisteria - Bolusanthus speciosus // chinese wisteria - wisteria sinensis. Two totally diferent plants, thats why you were fine
I would love to see those
@@pennyrandolphcox920 The African Wisteria is a tree not a vine.
I'll admit that Wisteria are my favorite flower. The color, the style, the scent! Just exquisite!
Thanks for this info.....fascinating, great channel for home Ed.
If we see wisteria in the woods we know we're by an old homestead. Generally a woman planted them back in the day. If you're going to grow them, stick them in a pot and trim them regularly.
reminds me of Demon Slayer
I was getting worried about my American wisteria and came across your video. It was the inspiration to pull my 2 year old plant that was just loving it's life. I am so glad I found this video because although my wisteria was blooming and beautiful, as well as very fragrant, the real trouble was going on underground. I pulled out long, long roots that had spread out to my flower beds and it was already trying to make sure I could never take it down from my covered front porch. It took me two days to recover just from battling this plant. In the end I knew I couldn't have possibly got it all so I planted annuals in that spot. Sure enough it popped up several times, including one real large root that somehow had escaped. I couldn't even dig it out. I finally treated it with Dow's RTU548 and I'm pretty sure I got it this time. These plants should come with warnings!
This was such a fun entertaining video! Thank you!
Hm, I dont recall seeing any around here. I have seen pedals that look similar. I will keep an eye open for them when my I can take a bike on a trip here. Can't travel any further distance to my planned targets due to partial lockdown. I am sitting in front of my 3D printer right now looking at it closely. I had issues with it all year and finally got around myself to change the nozzle after cleaning my old one didn't work out. It's printing a test piece for a friend right now, but if I get it working well enough - I will continue to model my thermal camera housing(I am done with references and doing my first sketch right now). I spent a lot of time in my garden looking at the birds and bees, might try to get them in thermal or in ultra slow motion for some clips.
Ultra slow motion garden pollinators would be amazing!
I took one out of my yard, mowed over it for years and it would not die.
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I am SO happy I stumbled across your channel 😁
4 years ago my sister bought a Chinese wisteria for mom, this year it bloomed for the first time, so i’ve been keeping it in check so it doesn’t overgrow.
This is the safest place against demons... including Muzan
Not if you're a tree.
Beautiful, fragant killer of everything living it climbs upon. Also, it can destroy fences, chip away stone, upturn pavement, etc. Extremely difficult to contain and practically indestructable. My wife thought they were beautiful and wanted one in the yard. Thirty years later and still trying to eradicate it. I'm still getting upshoots and one even hid really well inside a thick, native cedar till it popped out of the top of the 25 - 30 foot crown!
I think the editing is great! Funny! After eluding the pods/seeds are themselves are most dangerous, shows mama fumbling directly over her childs lunch! Whilst eating. It's got my like.
Thanks for sharing!
An odd plant in England, some do well some don’t, you can nurture one for years and almost nothing happens, then one day you find it’s eaten your house !
The bees love them for sure
I love Wisteria. They are like jewelry for the trees! Loved the info from you guys, thank you!
Wow that’s why I love KZhead! Had no idea about the counterclockwise tip! Thanks
The flower clusters are called 'racemes' in a Wisteria :)
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Well.I love wisterias and nothing will change that. If is it toxic I dont eat it. Dont plant it in your yard and forget about it!!
Thank you for sharing.
I'm glad you are warning people about planting it!