Wisteria might look like a plant straight out of a fairytale garden, but if you choose the wrong type, it could easily spell disaster for your yard.

Chinese and Japanese Wisteria are considered invasive species ... The only time the plant isn't being pruned is when the flower buds appear from mid-April through May. Then it’s pruned back.

The sweet-scented purple fluffy flowers are most likely Japanese and Chinese wisterias, both considered invasive.

Chinese and Japanese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda) display pendulous racemes (clusters) of breathtakingly gorgeous flowers, but their aggressive growth overshadows their beauty.

Other plants hard to miss these days as you drive around are wisteria vines blooming all over the place. The fragrant purple or pink flower clusters of these woody vines can’t be missed ...

but about fuji the flower, Written with a different kanji character than Mt, Fuji, fuji is the Japanese word for wisteria. And while the cherry blossoms get the most attention of Japan’s springtime ...

AFP Each spring, thousands of visitors flock to Ashikaga Flower Park ... Much like the cherry blossom season, wisteria blooms reflect the Japanese appreciation for fleeting beauty—a concept ...

The famous Wisteria display at Old Westbury Gardens is pruned nine months out of the year so the vine stays nice and tidy and ...