Wisteria plentiful flowering - breeding in the garden and at home

Have you ever been to the Japanese gardens of wisteria? Alleys of tall, lush trees, from which the long brushes of inflorescences descend with waterfalls ... Feeling - as if falling under a flower rain!

In fact, these are powerful vines belonging to the family of legumes. Their shoots resemble a string. In height, the stem of the plant can reach from 8 to 10 meters. The leaves of wisteria are abundantly flowering and large, stiff, up to 40 centimeters in length, and each of them consists of smaller leaves. Inflorescences, which can be up to 50 cm, include a large number of flowers. They blossom gradually, starting from the base of the brush.

As the growth of young shoots make circles clockwise, gradually curled until they find support. Fruits can persist throughout the winter. If you compare with the Chinese variety, the worm-flowering wisteria will win by several parameters. It is more resistant to low temperatures, is more decorative. That's why it is used in gardening. Breed varieties with white, pale pink, pink flowers bluish or purple hue. There are curious varieties with brushes up to 1.5 m, with double flowers violet, with mottled leaves.

The wisteria plant is mainly grown in regions where the climate is warm: in the Crimea, in the Caucasus. And there, this colorful vine decorates the parks and multiplies itself by self-seeding. You can breed it in a cooler climate. For this it is necessary to take care of the safety of the seeds. They should be kept in paper bags, indoors, dry and without heating. Even after 6 years they can remain different. When planted in the soil, up to 80 percent of the seeds germinate.

Planted wisteria plant is abundantly flowered in autumn or spring. Seeds are sown in prepared ridges, in which leafy compost is introduced, are embedded in the soil to a depth of two to three centimeters. Also, the plant multiplies by cuttings and layers. The soil it loves is neutral, fertile. Liana stretches to the sun and prefers that on the site chosen for her, there was a lot of light. Nevertheless, wisteria is an abundantly flowering - heat-loving plant, it can not be cultivated anywhere in the open spaces of Russia, but only in the southern regions. Despite the theoretical frost resistance, it is sensitive to cold. Therefore, gardeners should not believe in advertising and buy seedlings in the markets. After all, they can not survive, they do not have enough heat for a successful vegetation, it will not save even the shelter from freezing for the winter.

Despite the fact that the plant is a vine, wisteria at home can develop quite well. This requires special care. In summer it is necessary to keep the plant outdoors, to carry out regular spraying. In winter, store it in the basement. Water moderately, maintaining soil moisture. When buds appear, it should be fed with liquid fertilizers for flowering plants. Plant should be in the soil, consisting of a mixture of leafy, clayey-turf earth, sand and humus. In July, the liana needs to trim the lateral branches.