Plant guide
Chinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria is toxic to cats. Keep cats away from its seed pods and fallen plant material, and contact your veterinarian if your cat eats any part of it.
What this guide covers: Wisteria sinensis only. Check the botanical name; a photo cannot establish the identity of your plant.
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Plant identity
- Scientific name
- Wisteria sinensis
- Scope
- Species
- Family
- Not recorded
- Also known as
- No reviewed aliases available
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How to grow this plant
Wisteria sinensis only. Check the botanical name; a photo cannot establish the identity of your plant.
- Light
- Sunny position or Some direct sun
Full sun to partial sun.
- Watering
Use moist soil with drainage.
- Temperature
- Temperature range not yet established
Outdoor woody vine; no preferred indoor range proposed.
- Humidity
No specific humidity target established.
- Potting
- Well-drained clay to sandy soil, preferably slightly acidic.
- Through the year
- Existing plants need sturdy support and regular pruning. It is invasive in many places; care information is not a recommendation to plant it.
Growing-guide sources
- Wisteria sinensis ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-16
Wisteria sinensis only. Check the botanical name; a photo cannot establish the identity of your plant.
Growing advice reviewed 2026-10-17. Plant safety is assessed separately.
Reviewed safety information
- Toxic principle
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Reported signs
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Severity
- Severity not established
Missing information is unknown. It should not be interpreted as an absence of risk.
Safe alternatives
No verified alternative recommendations are available for this guide.
Sources & review
- Chinese wisteria: source assessment ↗ASPCA · Accessed
Listed by the source as Wisteria spp.. ASPCA covers Wisteria spp.; NC State identifies Wisteria sinensis. The reviewed source supports digestive illness; no dose estimate or clinical severity tier is proposed.
- Wisteria sinensis ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-16
- Chinese wisteria: source assessment ↗ASPCA · Accessed 2026-10-16
Safety last reviewed .