Description
Wisteria produces the garden’s most romantic display – long cascading racemes of fragrant purple pea-flowers dripping from a pergola or arbour in late spring. A vigorous, long-lived woody climber that becomes more spectacular every year as the trunk thickens with age.
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- Iconic cascading purple flower racemes up to 30 cm (12 in) long
- Powerfully fragrant in late spring
- Long-lived – a single vine can outlive its planter by generations
- Dramatic on pergolas, arbours and strong fences
Growing guide
- Prepare: nick the hard seed coat and soak 24 hours
- Sow: 1 cm (1/2 in) deep in free-draining mix
- Germination: 14-30 days at 21-24 C (70-75 F)
- Spacing: needs a very strong permanent support – pergola, arbour or sturdy wall
- Light: full sun for best flowering
- Patience note: seed-grown wisteria often takes 7-15 years to flower; prune hard twice a year to encourage bloom. Hardy USDA zones 5-9
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