WISTERIA

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


Wisteria is a showstopper. 

 

Wisteria blooms in the spring 
                 with fragrant grape-like clusters.  

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Some varieties have huge flower clusters up to two feet long! 

 

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Want to add privacy to sturdy pergolas?

                       Wisteria is a great choice. 

Be certain the structure is able to support the  growth of the strong Wisteria vines.

Beside the Pond at Powell Gardens.  Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

  Note:  Some types of wisteria are considered invasive pests - so check for any city or local restrictions before planting it.
 

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 All parts of Wisteria - especially the seeds are poisonous. 

Perhaps that's why the fictional street on the U.S. television drama series Desperate Housewives was named Wisteria Lane:  beautiful and fragrant on the outside yet poisonous.  

Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

 
The set for Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and is actually named Colonial Street.  It's an area that has been used for many motion pictures and television shows...including the original Leave It to Beaver series, Gremlins, The Burbs, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Map of Wisteria Lane 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisteria_Lane

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Wisteria Vine

Plant in SUN

Zones:  4 - 9

Climbs to 30 Feet

Width:  30 Feet

Blooms in Spring

Some Types May 

       Re-bloom in Summer

Fragrant Flowers

Deer Resistant

Easy to Grow 

Park at Carthage, Missouri.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 

  "The slightest breeze stirred the heady perfume of 

lavender wisteria blooms 

as they fell gently from their perch on the overhead pergola.    

I exchanged my favorite perfume, Shalimar ™, and my Mary-Kay ™  make-up

 for Oak-N-Ivy CalaGel ™, Tecnu™,  and Calamine Lotion.     

I gained ten pounds for every dose of steroids I swallowed 

to get rid of the poison, oak, ivy and sumac.   

Let's see . . . four doses that year, 

and by the time the wisteria covered the entire pergola . . . 

I was too heavy to sit in the porch swing." 

 

Marcia Norwood

Quote from:   MOTHER OF THE GROOM

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to read the short story:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2013/08/mother-of-groom.html 

 

Wisteria at former Norwood home and gardens. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood

Sarah, Megan & Faith.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

My flowers want to meet you!

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public SPeaking

  

UNDER THE WISTERIA (Carthage, Missouri):  Faith, Megan & Sarah.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood