Most of the Wisteria you see along the roadsides in North Carolina is Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria) or Wisteria floribunda (Japanese Wisteria), neither of which is native to North America. While the Even on drizzly mornings plants will still shine! Perfect raindrops cling to Thalictrum 'Elin' a herbaceous perennial that can reach 2.5 metres tall with sturdy upright stalks. In summer it will Ligustrum vulgare Cheyenne Cheyenne Common Privet from Dietrich Gardens Lion's Tail (Leonotis leonurus) Plants Express