Wisteria, which is considered hardy, is a climbing plant and therefore needs a climbing aid. Of course, it can also grow on a pergola, but this should be very stable, because Wisteria grows quite vigorously and has a corresponding weight.
Wisteria and pergola go together perfectly
If you would like to plant the wisteria on your terrace, then make sure that the floor covering is easy to clean. After the flowering period, the lush ornament withers and falls off. This can sometimes cause large stains if you don't sweep every day.
What alternative is there to the pergola?
As an alternative to the pergola, you can also let your wisteria climb up a wall. However, it should not be on the wall of your house, because it can cause considerable damage there. Wisteria uses even the smallest cracks in the plaster to grow there. In this way, it quickly causes the plaster to flake off. It also pushes in gutters due to its twisting growth.
It is better to give the blue rain a climbing aid on the side of the house wall. However, this should be installed at a sufficiently large distance so that the plant does not bend or dismantle the framework.
Solid rose arches made of steel and robust fences are also available as an alternative to the pergola. Wisteria will even overgrow entire trees if you let it grow. However, young trees do not always survive this attack.
What should I consider when building a climbing aid?
You can buy a ready-made pergola or trellis. However, the self-made variant is more individual. Steel is the ideal material, because wisteria develops unimagined strength as it grows. A wooden construction cannot usually withstand these forces. The strips are torn apart and any wires that may have been used grow into the shoots and tear.
The essentials in brief:
- strongly twining shoots
- high weight
- vigorous growth
- Wires grow in easily
- Rain gutters can be dented
- definitely needs a stable climbing aid
- ideal: foundation firmly anchored in the ground
tips
If you would like your wisteria to climb on a pergola, then make sure that it is particularly stable. A lightweight variant cannot withstand the enormous growth of wisteria.