Chinese wisteria – blue rain on the summer terrace
Walking in the park in the evening or sitting in our own garden in a cozy gazebo, we merge with nature, watch birds and plants, inhale the aroma of fragrant flowers, and admire the riot of colors. Helps a gardener create a fairy-tale corner Chinese wisteria (or wisteria) is a beautiful climbing vine from the legume family.
However, if you live in harsh winter conditions, then it is unlikely that you will be able to grow this type of wisteria. She's completely not frost-resistant and already at -15 it can suffer greatly. Temperatures below -20 are most often fatal for this plant. In this case, you can plan a beautiful greenhouse, the worthy decoration of which will be wisteria. Or patiently cover your beauty for the winter.
Chinese wisteria reproduces mainly cuttings, layering, winter grafting. It is also possible growing from seeds, but then the vine may not bloom at all or the inflorescences will not be exactly what they expected.
What does Chinese wisteria like?
- Good lighting
- Feeding
- Regular watering on dry, warm days
You will also need to escape all the time tie and trim. It is advisable that the place for growing wisteria be well protected from the wind. It blooms in May-June, quite profusely. The second flowering is possible in August-September, but more modestly. Wisteria beans are poisonous.
Even in the absence of flowers, this vine attracts the eye with its beautiful lush foliage. It looks great on the walls of private houses, balconies and gazebos. By properly pruning wisteria, you can form a nice standard tree, which is convenient to grow in a pot and hide in the house for the winter.
