I just wanted to make a PSA as the mod for /r/InvasiveSpecies, for anyone seeing this photo and thinking it might be a good idea to play Wisteria in their yard... keep in mind that the two species of Wisteria commonly found in the US and Europe used in landscaping, Japanese and Chinese Wisteria, are both hugely robust invasive species, especially in the Southeast and Northeast parts of the US. While it is very beautiful and sweet smelling, its has the ability to escape its ornamental confines in vine form, and then establish itself in the wild, where its aggressive vines creep around the forest floor, choking and out-competing many native understory species. Furthermore, sizable trees have been killed by those creeping Wisteria vines. When these large trees are killed, it opens the forest floor to sunlight, which allows the Wisteria seedlings to grow and flourish even more.
Also, anyone who wants to see a good list of invasive species that are often sold at garden centers you should definitely avoid planting in your yard (depending on your zone), see THIS LIST I made. If anyone DOES want to plant Wisteria, I would recommend American Wisteria, which is just as beautiful, but does not have the invasive predisposition the Asian varieties do. The reason the Asian varieties are favored in ornamental application is because they emit a very intoxicating fragrance, while American Wisteria does not.
Shdwlol on November 2nd, 2021 at 11:09 UTC »
Oh my lord I wanna live there right now!
Spartan2470 on November 2nd, 2021 at 12:33 UTC »
Here is the source of this image. This house is in South Kensington, London. Here it is on Google Street View.
The house sold for £7,000,000 in August 2015.
Per /u/DonTago here:
Déjà vu
ZettaSlow on November 2nd, 2021 at 14:05 UTC »
No demons allowed.