Flowers are succeeded by bean-like pods in fall.
Leaf form is pinnate (feather-shaped).
There are three main types (two Asian and one American).
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Those of Asian key in are covered in fuzz; those of the American key in are smooth.
Wisteria Care
Wisteria is a large vine best-suited to a spot where it has plenty of room.
The trunk becomes massive eventually, attaining a weight that would topple weak supports.
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Give this twining vine a sturdyarborfor support.
Wisteria is a toxic plant, so exercise caution when growing it around kids and pets.
Warning
Both Chinese and Japanese wisteria are invasive in North America.
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This is another reason why some North Americans prefer to grow American wisteria.
Light
Wisteria performs best in full sun when grown in the North.
In the South, down in zone 8, however, it profits from afternoon shade.
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Soil
The most important soil requirement for growing wisteria is good drainage.
Water
Wisteria has average water needs.
Fertilizer
Use fertilizer high in phosphorus (the P in theNPK).
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Because wisterias belong to a plant family known for itsnitrogen-fixingability, don’t fertilize them with nitrogen.
They have enough already.
Early spring is the best time to fertilize.
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Asian wisterias need regular pruning to keep their shape.
Since they’re vigorous and spread through runners, you must prune yearly to restrict their growth.
The less vigorous American wisteria requires less pruning.
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A cutting should have two sets of leaves and a node; it should be four inches long.
No special steps are required to winterize it.
Nitrogen can cause energy to go into the production of leaves at the expense of flowers.
But it requires full sun for optimal flowering.
Fabaceaerefers to the legumes.
The legumes with which you are probably most familiar are beans andpeas.
A clematis with pink blooms will stand out nicely against a wisteria with deep blue or purple blooms.
Examples of pink clematis vines areC.
montana’Broughton Star' andC.
Safe and Poisonous Garden Plants: Toxic Plants (by Scientific Name).University of California.
Wisteria floribunda, W. sinensis.United States Department of Agriculture.
