Wisteria (Purple Flower)

Wisteria - Purple Flower

                                          ID#598

 
 

Additional Information: Grown from wild cutting of plants in Pamlico County.

 

Wisteria vine is found around all roads and forested areas in our county. The flower display is a delight usually around late march, just before Azaleas are in full bloom. Sometimes mixed with the yellow flowers of Carolina Jasmine is like watching a magnificent painting. Photos never make it justice.

From wild growing vines a rooted few cuttings which I now train into small trees to adorn our deck while waiting for everything else in the yard to color.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 12 ft x 5 ft PLANT TYPE: Vine - Deciduous GROWTH RATE: Fast TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: medium SOIL: average
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS:Light purple cascading bunches of blooms appear late march before the leaves appear lasting a couple of weeks. FRUIT AND SEED: Seed pods are large elongated pods, like a huge green bean that turns brown and velvety when matures. Pods become hard and explode when dry spreading black seeds about 1/2 inch size. KEY FEATURES: invasive aggressive climbing vine, it can be train into a tree like sculpture. Grown for it’s spectacular flower display in early spring.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Cuttings of hard wood vine taken in early spring while vine is flowering can be rooted easily. I used a 1- 1.5 ft. vine section dipped in rooting hormone and planted in Metromix one 1 gallon pot outdoors. By next spring the vine was growing well, then is when I started pruning to train as a tree. -Keep vine/tree in a pot about 6-8 gallon size. -After spring flowering and when leaves and branches start to develop, prune to desire form. Keep cutting vines that develop during the summer time to encourage branching instead of vining. -Fertilize with Osmocote (15-15-15, 3-4 months/slow release fertilizer pellets) once during the summer. -Tolerates dry spells.
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March 2011

03/2011