Fertilizer is generally not recommended for use with Wisteria Vines , which are fast-growing and need little aid. Only use fertilizer if soil is of an exceptionally poor quality. Even then, be sure to follow the directions carefully to avoid over-fertilization.
In place of fertilizer, many gardeners simply scratch bone metal into the soil, increasing the phosphorus content. It is not advisable to add nitrogen to the soil. Pruning Wisteria Vines is essential to earning the blooms for which they are known. Pruning will increase flowering while maintaining a controllable vine. Train the strongest new vines, known as main lead vines, along the support system, pruning off smaller shoots, pinching off the main lead vine at the desired height.
It is advisable to prune this way through summer. In early winter, cut back any unpruned main lead shoots to one-half their original height. Prune any side shoots to 1 or 2 inches. Prune once more in this manner in late winter. The genus Wisteria includes 10 flowering climbing vines, which are native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Asia. This fast-growing, hardy flowering vine is considered invasive in parts of the southern United States, as it can quickly strangle large trees.
Proper support systems are necessary when planting and maintaining a Wisteria Vine. Both are stunning climbing vines that offer lavender blossoms. Hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 9 , the hardy and vigorous Purple Wisteria Vine offers enormous bushels of purple flowers, sometimes measuring over a foot in length. These bundles of small flowers hover above ground, as the Purple Wisteria Vine will climb buildings, trellises, arbors, or trees with ease.
This hardy and fast-growing Wisteria requires careful vine training and pruning, as its quick growth can become uncontrollable if left unmonitored for too long. Plant the Purple Wisteria where it is easily visible. This Wisteria Vine will reach between 20 and 30 feet in height and between 20 and 30 feet wide. This non-invasive vine is much easier to train and requires less day to day pruning. Amethyst Falls Wisteria Vines are often slightly deeper in color and offer the same familiar and pleasant fragrance as the Purple Wisteria.
Open your windows on a breezy day and let it fill your home. You can even clip off a few of these flower clusters and put them around your home.
It's like a natural air freshener. Somehow in the spring, these small vines produce giant floral arrangements. Purple Wisteria grows as tall as its host, typically up to a maximum of 30 feet.
If planting along a fence, space it every feet. Specific requirements will depend on the variety you choose. From there, planting your Wisteria is simple. You may need support for your Wisteria Vines - think trellises, fences, walls or any other surface you'd like to cover. Generally, you should wait until the dormant fall and winter seasons to prune your Wisteria Vines and also after blooming. You can remove diseased, dead or broken areas at this time.
It's important that you make your cuts with a clean, sterilized pair of shears as well, making your cuts at a degree angle. This steadfast romantic really turns up the heat when colorful spring blooms excite and arouse all who are fortunate enough to experience the show. Our Wisteria Vine blossoms are available in shades of snowy white to pale lavender-blue and are incredibly aromatic.
Butterflies are very attracted to Chinese Wisteria blooms, so keep your binoculars handy for enhanced viewing pleasure. Wisteria's foliage arrangement adds interest as well, with the glossy immature leaves contributing much of the zing.
Vigorous and fast-growing, Wisteria thrives in full sun to partial shade.
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