Wisteria - Deadly (and) Beautiful #DeadlyPlants

How Toxic is Wisteria?

The toxicity of wisteria is from glycosides in the plant named wistrin and lectin. It’s found in all parts of the plant, but in small quantities doesn’t seem to be much of a problem. That’s why there are many reports online that you can actually eat the flowers. I tried 4-5 while making the wisteria video above and found that it started burning my throat slightly and gave me a stomach ache later in the day. Thus, it seems advisable not to make these a regular part of your diet, even if a flower or two won’t hurt you.

The part with the most toxicity is the seeds and seed pods. Do not try to ingest these as they will make you sick, sometimes for up to a week. Eating wisteria and the seed pods can cause poisoning in pets. Dogs in particular should stay away from eating wisteria. But, I should note that on the greater scale of what should or should not be in your yard, this is far from problematic and it’s relatively safe given that the seeds don’t actually taste good at all.

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[colonelcat]

There is a native wisteria you can plant instead of this called Wisteria frutescens and it is also a vigorous woody climber, so be sure to give it a place to grow nice and thicc.

If you ever get seeds, scarify them (weaken their seed coat with acid, or nicking it to thin that layer) and germinate them on a heat mat to help keep them from rotting.

[ultravioletpisces]

Now I get why Desperate Housewives was on Wisteria Lane — “Beautiful and Deadly”

[gooneandgoldleaf]

I remember an old girlfriend of mine had picked a bunch and put them in our bath. She said i found some wild lavender and put in the tub. I lookes at it and told her she was gonn kill is both😂😂😂😂

[rimu]

Normal people: very beautiful!

Demons: 💀

[constantinabey]

Actually, the flowers are the only part that are edible. Do not eat the green parts, roots or bark.

[blueflame]

No one:

Demon slayer fans in the corner

[kelly-bo-belly]

Guy stands in a forest that is being *choked out* by an invasive plant species. “Isn’t that beautiful!?” 😆💀

[shayne]

Seems are poisonous but petals we sometimes eat in salad and other dishes in Italy. We call it glicine
All species of wisteria have edible flowers. Like the pea flowers they resemble, they are noticeably sweet, and have a yieldingly crisp texture. Their scent is remarkable. The rest of the plant is considered toxic.

[McDonald-mx]

i Love wisteria it smells like heaven 🌸

[uspjehzvijezda]

Thank God, *I, at last, heard the name of that plant. *I have it also through years, *I live in SW Europe, that plant blossoms here in April month and is, *I could say, quite invasive.

[christinehoran]

My mom had one on her front lawn.Looked like hanging grapes

[alinarem]

Hi! Awesome video! Where exactly did you find this amazing plant called wisteria ?

[NorthofA]

Wow! That destroyed the natural environment quick

[jxk]

Deadly and prolific growers in my neighborhood.

[lashamartashvili]

Do people eat flowers? Thanks for the warnong though

[TheLordbal]

Our whole driveway is covered with wisteria all the way down the side of it, lovely smell early spring

[WATCH-IT-BUSTER]

How does it kill a person when ingested?

[M_A_F_u]

as a demon slayer fan i did not know that the wisteria trees/flowers were real.

[stevencarraretto]

I eat them flowers battered and fried they was good and I'm still alive

[adamclarkemmerson]

They are beautiful! What song is at the start???