How to Use wisteria in a Sentence

wisteria

noun
  • Keep in mind that the seeds and fuzzy seed pods of wisteria are toxic.
    — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • French doors opened out onto the rose- and wisteria-filled grounds.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Why does a wisteria that was bought in bloom never bloom now, years later?
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The wisteria and vines were so thick that clumps were attached to the backs of cars and pried from the trees.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Such is the case for Chinese wisteria.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
  • American wisteria loves the sun and can grow to be 30 feet long.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Aren’t the languid purple wisteria blooms so pretty this time of year?
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In high summer, a heavy fringe of wisteria overhangs the restaurant’s front porch.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Cynthia breezed into the kitchen in a vague cloud of her signature wisteria scent.
    — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Come spring, the space will be overrun with jasmine, wisteria and blossoming plum trees.
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Light purple, white and pink wisteria also line the carpet, ceiling and walls.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The carpet is framed by a cloud of light purple, pink, and white wisteria, lining the tent’s ceiling and walls.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 4 May 2026
  • This tree has large leaves and fragrant, purple-pink blooms, which resemble wisteria, in spring.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Visitors now approach via a straight stone walkway leading to the front porch and its crown of wisteria.
    — Emily Young, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • From lush turquoise to romantic wisteria.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Enjoy it under the canopy of wisteria and twinkle lights on an evening at The Garage.
    — Birmingham Magazine, al, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Add a climbing plant such as wisteria or, yes, grapevines, and your pergola will provide color and shade as well.
    — Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016
  • Her brother Dasan Hunt walked her down the grassy aisle to an altar draped in purple wisteria.
    — New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • The century-old Surgeon’s House is white with red tile roof and wrapped in wisteria.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
  • If left unchecked, Japanese wisteria can damage fences, homes, and trees by cutting through tree bark.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
  • The couple chose ash and Japanese cherry trees, along with wisteria.
    — Asad Syrkett, Curbed, 18 June 2018
  • Hanging from the figure's arms are vines of wisteria, which symbolize longevity.
    — Jay Jones, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Just as the war was ending he was found murdered, on the porch with the pillars and the wisteria, in the lovely garden, in the sunlight.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • As the name implies, wisteria bangs evoke the look of the delicate, free-hanging flower with wispy, face-framing fringe.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In the south, opt for native wisteria to prevent aggressive spreading.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Maintain vegetation around your home, and get rid of any kudzu or wisteria vines growing on your property.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
  • And Brechtel will even plant wisteria on the patio, a notable feature of Maylie's.
    — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 16 May 2018
  • My sister soldiered forth with another needlepoint, in the new colors, with a bushy yet barren wisteria in the front.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2018
  • The wisteria drips from the archway while classical music plays over the loudspeakers.
    — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Opt for wispy wisteria bangs for something low maintenance or turn up the face-framing flattery with a thicker curtain fringe.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2026

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