How to grow decorative Chinese wisteria in the garden and at home? Photo of a flower, planting, reproduction and care

Wisteria is the dream of every gardener, as it is one of the most stunning creeping plants. Its flowering is compared with a colorful waterfall of multifaceted flower clusters that emit a delicately sweet aroma.

Chinese Wisteria - a decorative woody plant native to China. Its flowering is an abundance of bright colors. The Japanese compare the garden with Wisteria with a walk through paradise. They grow a plant for decorating the garden, walls of houses, arbors and arches.

Outdoor and home growing

Temperature

Wisteria is a thermophilic plant, the optimum temperature for which is 18 degrees. therefore open wisteria can be grown only in regions with mild winters. In colder areas, the flower can be grown in a tub. In autumn, the plant is brought into a room where the temperature will be within 10 degrees. In the summer they take it out to the open air again.

Watering

The flower does not like excessive watering, this can lead to the dumping of leaves and buds. If dry spring wisteria is watered abundantly, from the beginning of flowering to autumn, watering is reduced so that the soil is moist. In hot weather, it is better to spray. In the fall, watering is practically stopped.

Shine

Wisteria is a photophilous plant. Ideal for arranging the flower southern windows or a glazed balcony.

Priming

The flower loves fertile and well-permeable soil, therefore, before planting, the substrate is well loosened. The optimal soil composition for wisteria: humus, sand, peat, clay and sod land in a ratio of 1: 1: 1: 3. This mixture contains many nutrients, which contributes to active growth and flowering. The plant does not tolerate calcareous and moist soil, so it is desirable that there is a drain for water. In this case, chlorosis can develop - the leaves lose their color and brighten.

Pruning

Pruning is necessary to stimulate abundant flowering. The first pruning is done in the summer immediately after the wisteria has faded. All side shoots are shortened by a third.

The second pruning is carried out after the plant has dropped leaves in late autumn. All shoots are shortened so that up to 5 buds remain on them. Of these, flowers form in spring.

You can grow a standard tree. To do this, choose one shoot, and the rest clean. When the shoot reaches a certain height, it is cut off, allowing the crown to form in its upper part.

Top dressing

During the formation of buds and flowering, the plant is fed with liquid fertilizer once a week. It is advisable to alternate mineral and organic feeding.

Pot

For growing wisteria at home, it is better to choose a clay pot. If the plant requires a transplant, the capacity is selected at 2 cm larger circumference than the previous one. It is advisable to wash and scald the pot with boiling water before planting.

Transfer

It is recommended to transplant a young plant every year in July, an adult - every three years.

1. Pre-flower abundantly watered.
2. The holes at the bottom of the pot are filled with drainage, then sand is poured, and then it is filled with earth about two centimeters.
3. The plant is carefully removed from the previous pot without touching the root system.
4. The roots are freed from the previous substrate and the plant is placed in the soil layer of a new pot.
5. The space between the walls is filled with moist soil.
6. At the end of planting, the soil is watered and a flower is placed in a dark place. When the wisteria is strengthened, it is returned to its original place.

Breeding

Horizontal layering

This method is the most favorable.

1. For this, annual shoots are suitable. In the middle of such an escape, make an oblique incision, bend it to the ground and lay an incision in a pot with clay-turf soil.
2. The outlet is fixed in this position and instilled, leaving the top.
3. It will be possible to separate the rooted layers only next spring. During this time, the root system will be formed and it will be easy to separate the seedling.

Seeds

They plant seeds in late November or early December.

1. Sowing is done on the soil surface and sprayed from the spray gun, and then covered with a film.
2. The pot is placed in a warm place, keeping the soil slightly moist. Seedlings can be observed after 4 weeks.
3. When the seedlings have grown stronger and they have a couple of leaves, they are transferred to separate containers with a lump of earth.
4. After that, watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Cuttings

In late autumn, the vine is cut from the bush and divided into cuttings, bind and put into storage in a damp substrate in a cold basement.

1. For cuttings, annual mature shoots 25 centimeters long are chosen.
2. They are rooted in early spring in the soil, which consists of turf land, peat, humus and sand in a ratio of 3: 1: 1: 1.
3. At the end of summer, cuttings that are rooted can be planted.

Vaccinated

Reproduction by vaccination is carried out in December. They make it on the roots, since the wood in Wisteria is loose and grafting will not give a result. Vaccination - getting a new variety on your own.

To vaccinate, you must follow the following sequence:

1. Saplings of non-grape wisteria are grown from seeds and transplanted into the ground.
2. In late autumn, the seedlings dig and separate the roots from the stem.
3. The roots are placed in sand pots and placed in a dark and cool place.
4. At the end of December, seedlings are transferred to heat. Two weeks later, they begin vaccination.
5. The cuttings of wisteria on which the vaccination will be done should be at least 6 cm in length and have a pair of ripened kidneys. A 3 cm cut is made above the lower bud, and the same cut should be on the roots of the seedlings. They are connected using adhesive tape, placed in the ground to the place of vaccination and covered with a film.

Within a month, shoots from the axillary buds appear. This indicates a successful vaccination. In spring, the plant can be transplanted into a flowerpot or outside.

The nuances of planting and gardening

• Wisteria is a light-loving plant and should be at least 6 hours in the sun. The best place to land is the south side of the house. For shoots, you should choose a solid support.
• Shoots must be tied up. If this is not done, they will braid around the support and, when removed for wintering, shoots can be damaged.
• Before planting, make a pit and fill it with the same soil mixture as for planting in flowerpots.
• Once a season, it is necessary to water the plant with chalk water at the rate of 100 g of chalk per bucket of water.
• Young seedlings need shelter for the winter. They are untied from the support, laid on the ground and covered with shoots of agrofibre or dry leaves, and the root part is sprinkled with earth. The older the plant, the less it needs shelter.

Propagation methods are the same as when growing Chinese Wisteria at home.

Flowering and appearance in the photo

The flowering of Chinese Wisteria begins at the age of 3 years from April and lasts throughout the summer. The buds open simultaneously. The plant has light purple, rarely white flowers. When the flowers begin to fade, the inflorescences are removed.

In these photos, wisteria during flowering is especially good:

Pests and diseases

Wisteria is resistant to pests and rarely attacked. It can be an aphid or clover tick. In the first case, insecticides will help, in the second - acaricides. If the plant grows on alkaline soil, it may develop chlorosis, from which the leaves will turn yellow. Root top dressing with iron salts will help.

White tulips, purple hyacinths and yellow daffodils are perfectly combined with wisteria in the garden. These flowers emphasize the beauty of the Chinese beauty. If the climate does not allow you to grow a plant in open ground, you do not need to despair. It can be grown in the form of a standard tree.

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