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wandering wisteria

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and the Chinese grows from
felt to right.

To get the best perfor:
mance froma wisteria it has
to be planted where the flow:
ers can hang down and be in
full view, Letting the vine run

up over a roof defeats the
purpose of having # raceme
type bloom, ‘The ideal spot is
a free standing arbor or large
brick or bare conerete wall,

See Managing page 28
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rows

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- Tt may also be one of the
most unruly and out of con-
trol plants,

Wisteria, if managed in

~ the right way, can put on a
terrific show of color each

~ spring and provide much-
needed shade in summer,

There'are several species
of wisteria, but only two are

- widely cultivated, Japanese
‘wisteria or Wisteria floribun-
~ da is hardier, a litele less ram-
ant in its growth habit and
has 13 to 19 leaflets on the.
leaf stem. |’
The flower stem or catkin.
is normally about 45 cen
timetres but one variety, W
floribunda “macrobotrys,”.
has flowers stems up to 90 -
centimetres long...
“The second popular
* species is Chinese wisteria or
Wisteria sinensis, It has seven
to.13 leaflets, a catkin of 30
centimetres and is more high; +
ly scented than the floribunda
types. The flowers open all at
once giving ita more showy. -
appearance. The most com-
mon flower colors are mauve, *:
-blue or blite-violet, but both ‘
“ species have’ pink and white, -
varieties.

The most common white

“variety is W. sinensis “alba.”
There are nrany selected or
hybrid varicties to choose
from. Wisteria will grow.in-
any reasonably well-drained
soll, but choose a sunny loca-...
tion with care as it is.a once:
in-a-lifetime planting: An old
plant will produce a huge
root structure that can plug
drains and crack sidewalks.

Normally, it takes about
five years from planting until

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the first blooms appear,
Moving the plant around -
your garden delays the start
of blooming, They respond
well to feeding in the early
years but can look after
themselves quite well once
established.

‘Too much fertilizer, par-
ticularly. nitrogen, will gener-
ate excess growth. However,
a rich phosphate feeding
‘right after they bloom should
help to set more bloom for
the following year.

The wisteria vine is a
twiner. As the vine increases

‘in diameter it-will crush,
break or grow over anyt hing
that it comes in contact with.
It is therefore best to tie the
vine in place in the early
stages rather thar let it twine
around anything and every-
thing.

One way of identifying a
wisteria is by the direction
the vine twines. The Japanese
type grows from right to left

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