
How To Grow Wisteria - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
It can take 20 years for a wisteria to flower from a cutting, so very few gardeners propagate wisteria, choosing to buy a plant instead. However, if you want a challenge, take softwood cuttings in mid spring. Cut lengths of young stems and trim them back to about 10cm, just below a …
Plants to Propagate by Layering - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
Sep 12, 2018 · Wisteria. A favourite plant choice for covering wall faces and pergolas, wisteria is easy to propagate from layering too. You could root stems directly into the soil, but layering into a pot instead saves time spent on potting up rooted stems, later on.
Wisteria - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, is a deciduous climbing vine native to the stream banks and forests of the southeastern American states, including Virginia, Iowa and New York. Wisteria frutescens is less vigorous than its counterparts, Chinese and Japanese wisteria, with shorter racemes of unscented flowers. That's not to say it's a ...
Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria) - BBC Gardeners World …
The fragrant, pea-like flowers of Chinese wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, open in early summer on bare stems. The species has lavender flowers but named varieties are available in shades of violet or white. It can be grown traditionally on the wall of a large house or allowed to scramble through a large tree.
Take Hardwood Cuttings | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
If you have a rooting compound, dip each cutting into it before planting. Insert the cuttings roughly 10cm deep into a pot filled with loam-based cuttings compost and overwinter them in a cold frame. Keep the cuttings watered and shoots should start to appear next spring. Leave plants for at least 12 months before transplanting.
Pruning Vigorous Climbing Plants - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
Apr 4, 2019 · Control the vigour of climbers such as honeysuckle, summer jasmine and wisteria by pruning the trailing stems in July. Leave just three to four leaves on the current season’s growth. This will encourage the plants to put their energy …
Wisteria ‘Amethyst Falls’ and wildlife - BBC Gardeners World …
American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, is a deciduous climbing vine native to the stream banks and forests of the southeastern American states, including Virginia, Iowa and New York. Wisteria frutescens is less vigorous than its counterparts, Chinese and Japanese wisteria, with shorter racemes of unscented flowers. That's not to say it's a ...
How to grow Wisteria floribunda 'Multijuga' - BBC Gardeners …
Wisteria floribunda is a deciduous, climbing shrub with lilac, pendulous flowers in May or June. There are many species of wisteria but the two most popular are Chinese wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, and Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda. Wisteria sinensis grows in an anticlockwise direction and Wisteria floribunda clockwise.
How to grow and care for honeysuckle - BBC Gardeners World …
You can propagate honeysuckle by taking semi-ripe cuttings in July and August, when the wood of new stems is flexible but firm. In this video guide, Alan Titchmarsh demonstrates how to take cuttings from honeysuckle, to make new honeysuckle plants for free.
Wisteria ‘Longwood Purple’ and wildlife - BBC Gardeners World …
American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, is a deciduous climbing vine native to the stream banks and forests of the southeastern American states, including Virginia, Iowa and New York. Wisteria frutescens is less vigorous than its counterparts, Chinese and Japanese wisteria, with shorter racemes of unscented flowers. That's not to say it's a ...