How to Use wisteria in a Sentence

wisteria

noun
  • 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
  • Keep in mind that the seeds and fuzzy seed pods of wisteria are toxic.
    Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The hand-poured, soy-wax blend combines the scents of citrus, wisteria, and palm leaf.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2022
  • French doors opened out onto the rose- and wisteria-filled grounds.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Enjoy it under the canopy of wisteria and twinkle lights on an evening at The Garage.
    Birmingham Magazine, al, 26 Sep. 2019
  • American wisteria loves the sun and can grow to be 30 feet long.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • Few are as bad as the seeds of wisteria (Wisteria spp.).
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Why does a wisteria that was bought in bloom never bloom now, years later?
    Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • In high summer, a heavy fringe of wisteria overhangs the restaurant’s front porch.
    Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Her brother Dasan Hunt walked her down the grassy aisle to an altar draped in purple wisteria.
    New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • And Brechtel will even plant wisteria on the patio, a notable feature of Maylie's.
    Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 16 May 2018
  • 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
  • Two days earlier, the man’s wife observed the neighbor taking pruning shears and cutting all of the wisteria plants along the fence.
    John Benson, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Come spring, the space will be overrun with jasmine, wisteria and blossoming plum trees.
    Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The land includes mature 100-year-old oak trees, olive trees, wisteria and Japanese maple trees.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Build the backbone To make the actual wreath frame, use willow or a vine like wisteria, grape or bittersweet.
    Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 8 Dec. 2017
  • An ancient wisteria vine lays claim to the sidewalk between Derian’s shop and the French restaurant next door.
    Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • With so few cars and people on the streets, the scent of wisteria, draping over ancient defensive walls and garden fences, floats further.
    Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 1 May 2020
  • Brick and wrought-iron garden gates and doors, many the hosts of thick accumulations of climbing wisteria and ivy, connect the rooms and are one of the few reminders of passing time.
    Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Grab a seat on the upper deck under the wisteria, and try the Low Country linguine with sautéed crawfish and mushrooms ($13) or seafood ravioli with dill sauce ($14).
    Colleen Creamer, New York Times, 24 May 2018
  • Then lunch on the loggia at the Bardini Garden, with its panoramic view of the city and glorious wisteria tunnel.
    Nancy Nathan, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
  • The wisteria’s purple blooms should be fully mature, and drape alluringly over the crown of the building, in a couple of years, explains Pieters.
    Asad Syrkett, Curbed, 18 June 2018
  • The couple chose ash and Japanese cherry trees, along with wisteria.
    Asad Syrkett, Curbed, 18 June 2018
  • The wisteria drips from the archway while classical music plays over the loudspeakers.
    New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • On a balcony planted with papyrus, wisteria, and ferns, a small breakfast area is furnished with a vintage iron table and chairs.
    Cynthia Frank, ELLE Decor, 13 Mar. 2018
  • In a recent Instagram post from the 89-year-old industry icon, Collins showed off her timeless style while searching for a blooming wisteria tree with her husband, Percy Gibson.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Sometimes people complain that their wisteria is not blooming.
    oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021

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