When the wisteria is in full bloom, you want to enjoy the impressive sight as often and as long as possible. What could be more obvious than planting a specimen of this attractive climbing plant right next to the terrace?

A blue rain bathes every terrace in pure romance

If you are seriously thinking about it, then there are a few points that you must bear in mind. The wisteria needs a stable and robust trellis to grow properly and a lot of space. After all, depending on the variety, it easily grows eight to ten meters high and also several meters wide. It's also poisonous and not easy to care for.

Is the wisteria suitable as a container plant?

Wisteria is only suitable to a limited extent for keeping in buckets. The bucket should be big enough for the roots to develop well. Too frequent transplanting is not recommended, because the wisteria then usually stops flowering. In addition, a wisteria in the bucket must be cut back very carefully.

Maintain and cut the wisteria

Proper care of a wisteria includes more than regular watering and fertilizing. It should be pruned carefully at least once a year, even better twice. This is the only way to maintain its ability to bloom in the long term. Wisteria likes to punish a longer dry season in spring by not blooming.

This keeps your patio clean

As the blooming season draws to a close, the wilted flowers slowly fall off. As beautiful as they shine on the plant, they can leave ugly stains on the patio floor. To avoid this, you can either cut off the flowering spikes just before they fall off and dispose of them in the compost or sweep your patio daily. The stains are often difficult to remove later on.

The essentials in brief:

  • needs a lot of space and a trellis
  • is very toxic
  • water, fertilize and cut back regularly
  • Keep the patio clean

tips

With a wisteria you can decorate your terrace wonderfully. But give him enough space or choose the bucket position.

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