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Posted by paradisi Sunshine Coast (My Page) on Tue, May 9, 06 at 5:16
| has anyone had experience in trying to grow wisteria as a standard.
I've heard it can be done, and I have done it with a grape vine - I was just wondering if anyone can pass on any tips or techniques??
cheers |
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RE: wisteria as a standard
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| I've seen it growing on one of those rose trainers - bit like a Hill Hoist - sort of umbrella shaped. In my last garden I had one growing on an Arbour, but they do require a bit of pruning to get them to go where you want, but they are very trainable and would look spectacular as a standard, I reckon. I'd make sure your stem is large or even use two or three plants and twist them round each other in the first growing period like Barley Sugar; trim off laterals until you get some height then let lateral branches spread to the frame. The flowers appear on two year old branches. You will need a strong frame to support the flowers because they do get very heavy. A climbing Iceberg rose or siimlar on the same structure would give you blossom the first season and can be woven in between the Wisteria as the laterals grow and they dont seem to compete. That's what I did with the Arbour; it had been started before we bought the house, so I gained a couple of years. Hope this is useful. |
RE: wisteria as a standard
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| Japanese wisterias, (W. floribunda) don't grow as large as the common Chinese type, so are much easier to control. There is a dwarf form called 'Domino' which is easier still. Some Japanese wisterias have double flowers and some are a much deeper purple. Ask at a specialist nursery, I'm sure they'll be happy to advise and, provided you want to pay for it, they'll order a grafted one already trained as a standard. I grow W. floribunda 'Violacea Plena' which has double flowers in both light and dark purple. I'm very happy with it but my climate is quite different from yours, so you'd be best to seek local advice as to the right choice for you. |
RE: wisteria as a standard
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There is a very fine example growing in the park in the mainstreet ( Southwestern Highway ) of Donnybrook. W.A., outside the old railway station.
Initially, it looks like the plant was trained up a very long timber that had been sunk in the ground to a secure depth. ( like it was trained round and round. ) Eventually the trunks (those slender whippy things) have thickened and now it is a very sturdy and seemingly self supporting "standard". And it looks wonderful in the spring when it flowers, and the cascades of flowers hang off this "tree"
Rosalie |
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