This is how the Wisteria can be grown

How do you grow wisteria?

You can certainly sow wisteria, but that does not guarantee you will not have any flowering plants. In particular, seeds you have collected yourself rarely lead to success. By cuttings, you practically get clones of your existing wisteria that can bloom even after a few years. Since not all cuttings always root well, you should always pull several at the same time. Ideally, cut fresh young shoots for this in July.

Lowerers usually promise the greatest success. In spring, shoots close to the ground are dug a few centimeters into the ground or simply covered with soil. A stone or bent wire holds the shoot permanently in the earth until roots have formed at this point. Only then is the young plant separated from the mother plant.

Which location is really suitable for the wisteria?

As ideal Location a sunny to partially shaded place is usually recommended.

the shade gets him less good, however, here Wisteria does not bloom often. In addition to sufficient light, suitable soil is also important for good growth. If this is loose and permeable, but also slightly damp, then your wisteria feels comfortable.

Does a young wisteria need special care?

A young wisteria is still quite sensitive. It needs protection from frost in the first one or two winters. Later he is then quite hardy. In addition, young plants should be carefully watered until their root have trained well. Another important one Maintenance measure is the regular pruning. It ensures abundant flowering in later years.

The essentials in brief:

• Propagation from cuttings rather difficult
• Plants raised from seeds seldom capable of flowering
• relatively promising: propagation by subsidence