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wisteria near house
Hi everyone,
I made a lovely/horrifying discovery this year after living here almost 2 yrs. I have wisteria growing at the base of an addition on my house. There's already some damage to the corner of the addition. I tried cutting this thing back before, thinking it was just a weedy vine, but this year it came back....and then it bloomed. Lovely, fragrant pendulous blooms!! I love it and hate it. I need to kill it once and for all for the sake of my addition, and need some advice on how. But also would like some suggestions on taking cuttings/propagating it so I can plant it elsewhere in my garden. Thanks for any counselling you can pass along... g Sally |
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wisteria near house
The seeds can be rooted, but I'd recommend buying a named variety.
I have a vine too and have a similar love/hate relationship. They are very fast growers and never in the direction I want them to grow in. My wisteria grows across an open trellis above my patio. The blooms hang down and create a gorgeous, dramatic purple canopy over the patio. BUT they develop huge seed pods. The pods drip while they are forming seeds. At least the drips aren't sticky. When the seeds are ready the pods explode - sending the seeds and pod out like shrapnel! If you've had heavy blooms in spring you'll be ducking like crazy come fall. I also have to spend a lot of time keeping the rootstock from sending out more branches. They need constant trimming at the base - and at the top to keep it in line. If I were to plant another one I'd pick a spot where they can be admired from afar! |
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Wisteria is like real estate. . .It's all about location, location,
location. When I was a young bride, we had a home that had a wonderful wisteria that had been placed on a metal frame. It looked like an amazing giant umbrella when it was in bloom. But, if we left it unattended at all, it would become entwined in the adjacent cover to a grotto and pond we had. I fully understand the love/hate relationship you're having. I have no idea how to take cuttings with Wisteria, but they do have the seed pods, and I can see possibly propagating it from seed. I'll leave that part up to the experts. Myrl Jeffcoat http://www.myrljeffcoat.com |
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wisteria near house
Thanks Laura,
I wasn't planning on transplanting it to a patio area...more like along a fence. Although I understand they can easily take a fence down after some time. You make some good points to ponder. Sally "Laura at theGardenPages" wrote in message ups.com... The seeds can be rooted, but I'd recommend buying a named variety. I have a vine too and have a similar love/hate relationship. They are very fast growers and never in the direction I want them to grow in. My wisteria grows across an open trellis above my patio. The blooms hang down and create a gorgeous, dramatic purple canopy over the patio. BUT they develop huge seed pods. The pods drip while they are forming seeds. At least the drips aren't sticky. When the seeds are ready the pods explode - sending the seeds and pod out like shrapnel! If you've had heavy blooms in spring you'll be ducking like crazy come fall. I also have to spend a lot of time keeping the rootstock from sending out more branches. They need constant trimming at the base - and at the top to keep it in line. If I were to plant another one I'd pick a spot where they can be admired from afar! |
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wisteria near house
Glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. *grin*
Sally "Myrl Jeffcoat" wrote in message oups.com... Wisteria is like real estate. . .It's all about location, location, location. When I was a young bride, we had a home that had a wonderful wisteria that had been placed on a metal frame. It looked like an amazing giant umbrella when it was in bloom. But, if we left it unattended at all, it would become entwined in the adjacent cover to a grotto and pond we had. I fully understand the love/hate relationship you're having. I have no idea how to take cuttings with Wisteria, but they do have the seed pods, and I can see possibly propagating it from seed. I'll leave that part up to the experts. Myrl Jeffcoat http://www.myrljeffcoat.com |
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