Wisteria (translated from Greek means “sweet”) or, as it is also called, wisteria (Wistéria-lat.) - is a large decorative vine. Belongs to the legume family.
Wisteria can be found in the United States and East Asia - there are 9 species in total. However, in decorative gardening only 2 are used - Chinese and lush green wisteria. Cultivation can take place both in the garden and as a houseplant (this purpose is used quite rarely). Wisteria is named after Caspar Wistar (professor of anatomy, America).
Chinese Wisteria (lat.Wisteria chinensis (Sims.) Sweet)
The height of Chinese Wisteria reaches 20 meters. At the base, the thickness of the stem is about 35 cm. Complex leaves with 13 leaves, the length of which is up to 30 cm. The bark is dark gray. Moth flowers are light purple in color, their length is 2.5 cm. The flowers are collected in hands. They are up to 30 cm long. It grows rapidly. Begins to bear fruit from 4-5 years.
The first flowering period of creeper occurs in May. Then the second happens - in August, but Chinese wisteria is not blooming so much. Planting and care in the summer does not require much effort.
Chinese Wisteria is from China.
Wisteria lush or abundantly bearing (Latin Wisteria floribunda (WiUd.) DC.)
The height of lush Wisteria reaches 8 meters. Complex leaves with 5 leaves up to 40 cm long. The
flowers are purple-blue. Their length reaches 45 cm. They are collected in a brush up to 60 cm. Unlike Chinese Wisteria, this type of
liana blooms once.
Wisteria wilderness comes from Japan.
In addition to these two species, other species are common in Russia:
- Wisteria is beautiful. Liana up to 10 m high. White flowers collected in brushes up to 20 cm long.
- Wisteria shrubby. Liana up to 12 m high. Small violet-blue flowers.
- Wisteria is Japanese. Liana, with white flowers.
Wisteria. Landing and care
It is best to purchase a seedling that (preferably) has already blossomed 1-2 times.
The soil
Wisteria will feel good in loose and fertile land. Liana does not tolerate calcareous and moist soil. If you plant it in such a land, then wisteria can start chlorosis, the leaves become pale, turn yellow and the plant loses its decorative effect.
If the place does not fit at all, and wisteria has already been purchased, planting (and care for the vine later) can occur on independently prepared soil. In an earthen pit, sand, humus, clayey-soddy sheet soil are mixed. The ratio is 1: 1: 1: 3.
Wisteria - care for the vinePruning to a large extent depends on the abundance of flowering. With the help of trimming the excess branches, you can form a tree on the trunk, but this miracle will take several years.
Pruning begins in the spring. It is necessary to remove old and frozen shoots, thereby giving the vine a shape.
In winter, wisteria must be covered so that during severe frosts the plant does not suffer. Young shoots are always untied and laid on the ground. And then they cover it with dry leaves, agrofibre or coniferous spruce branches. You can fall asleep with two buckets of earth.
When such a beautiful and amazing plant as wisteria is planted and cared for correctly, it will delight you with magnificent lush flowering for many years!