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    WISTERIA
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    WISTERIA

    Commonly known as Wisteria

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    Genus of about 10 species of twining, woody, deciduous climbers found in moist woodland and on streamsides in China, Korea, Japan and central and southern USA.

    When viewed from above Japanese wisteria twines clockwise, Chinese wisteria counter clockwise.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for pea-like, fragrant flowers and bean-like pods. If grown into a tree needs no training.
    • Deciduous
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
    • harmful if eaten
      People & pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
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    Varieties

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    • WISTERIA brachybotrys 'Shiro-kapitan'
    Silky wisteria
    (syn. venusta) - a rare Japanese species with silky young foliage and unusually large cream flowers on short racemes. Mid season flowering. An excellent container plant
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    Large
    £60.00
    WISTERIA 'Burford'
    Japanese wisteria
    Sweetly scented pale violet flowers with deeper wings and keel
     
    Large
    £60.00
    WISTERIA 'Caroline'
    Densely packed mauve/violet flowers fading to white, strongly scented. Flowering occurs before the leaves appear which makes this new hybrid especially attractive.
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda
    Japanese wisteria
    Long racemes of scented lilac blue flowers
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Alba'
    Japanese wisteria
    '(Longissima Alba', 'Snow Showers') - flowers white tinted lilac on the keel
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    Large
    £60.00
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Cascade'
    Japanese wisteria
    Very floriferous variety with long well-filled racemes of flowers which are purple/mauve and white, lightly tinged with pink. Bright yellow-green foliage
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Domino'
    Japanese wisteria
    (synonym. W. formosa Issai) - flowers at a young age with mauve-blue flowers as the leaves emerge
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Geisha'
    Japanese wisteria
    Unusually narrow densely packed racemes of blue flowers and large seed pods
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Harlequin'
    Japanese wisteria
    All features of this plant are accentuated by the darker colouring of the leaf midribs, stems and blooms. Flowers are predominantly darkish purple contrasting with pale mauve
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Lawrence'
    Japanese wisteria
    Long racemes of densely packed pale blue-mauve flowers. A vigorous grower
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £28.50
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    WISTERIA floribunda 'Lipstick'
    Japanese wisteria
    White flowers edged pink on the wings and keel
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Macrobotrys'
    Japanese wisteria
    Bicoloured form with fragrant flowers lilac tinged purple and white
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Rosea'
    Japanese wisteria
    ('Pink Ice') - pink
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    Also Large
    £60.00
    WISTERIA floribunda 'Violacea Plena'
    Japanese wisteria
    ('Black Dragon') - a deep violet-purple double flowered wisteria
     
    3 Litre Deep
    £28.50
    WISTERIA frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'
    An unusual dwarf species which is less vigorous than other wisteria varieties. Reaches only about 10-15 feet in maturity. Compact growth habit makes it ideal for containers and sunny walls. Lilac-blue flowers
     
    2 Litre
    £28.50
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    • Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Garden Goodies
    Brown / Green Twine
    Natural garden twine, 500 grams, 350 metres. Ideal in the garden or the home.
    Small
    £5.00
    Large
    £10.00
    Garden Goodies
    Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
    Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots. Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
    Tie in slate labels
    £10.00
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