If you would like to bring Mediterranean flair to your garden, then the lavishly blooming wisteria is not the worst choice. Before planting, however, you should consider that it is very poisonous and take appropriate precautions.

Wisteria needs a climbing aid and lots of sun

The best location for Wisteria

As a warmth-loving climber, the wisteria prefers a sunny location, ideally with protection from strong winds. He also needs a stable climbing aid. Don't let it grow on the drainpipe, over the years your wisteria could dent the drainpipe. Incidentally, a Wisteria can also be grown as a standard.

The right soil for wisteria

Wisteria finds a permeable, nutrient-rich soil with a not too high lime content to be ideal. You should loosen up a loamy soil by adding sand. In poor soil, on the other hand, mixing in well-ripened compost helps.

If your soil is too rich in nitrogen for the wisteria, it will grow plentifully but only bloom sparingly. In addition, it becomes susceptible to fungal diseases. In this case, you should avoid using nitrogen-rich fertilizers.

Planting tips in brief:

  • sunny location
  • South wall encourages flowering
  • well-drained nutrient-rich soil
  • Dig a planting hole about 60 cm deep
  • work in some lime and compost
  • use wisteria
  • water well
  • stable climbing aid
  • plant in spring
  • Container plants are usually more floriferous than home-grown ones

Pour and fertilize wisteria properly

During the growth phase and flowering period, your Wisteria needs sufficient water and nutrients. If the soil is dry, water regularly to keep the flowers from falling off. A layer of mulch keeps moisture in the soil for longer. Supply the wisteria with a lime-free and low-nitrogen fertilizer about once a month.

Prune Wisteria properly

Due to its really strong growth, you should definitely prune a Wisteria regularly. Usually one cut is recommended in summer and one in winter. This keeps growth in check and the wisteria is less susceptible to wind. A radical pruning is then not necessary, although the wisteria survives this quite well.

Diseases and pests in blue rain

With good care and in the right location, the wisteria is quite robust. However, with persistent moisture and soil that is too nitrogen-rich, it tends to fungal attack and chlorosis. The leaves turn yellow and later fall off.

Your wisteria in winter

The wisteria is considered hardy, it only needs winter protection in the first few years. If it is protected from cold easterly winds, its buds will hardly freeze to death, unfortunately they are sensitive to frost. As a container plant, it is better to overwinter your wisteria frost-free.

tips

Even if the wisteria is hardy, it is happy about a sunny and warm location.

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