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07/10/2007, 13:11 Lindnarden Joined on 23/08/2004 Haute Vienne Posts 70 Wisteria plant I have managed to grow a small wisteria from seed this year - it is now about 8 inches tall in a pot on the window ledge. The leaves are now turning yellow but what I don't know is whether it is hardy enough to make it through the winter outside or should I put it in the bar / in the house / in the dark / post it to my mother in law in Durban......?? Any advice gratefully received chhers    Report

09/10/2007, 11:36 Llwyncelyn Joined on 14/06/2006 Posts 703 Re: Wisteria plant Sorry but you are not ever likely to get this to flower!  The only way is for grafted plants   It will of course lose its leaves this autumn.  However will never (jamais) flower at least not true to variety and may never flower in twenty years.    Report

09/10/2007, 12:05 Lindnarden Joined on 23/08/2004 Haute Vienne Posts 70 Re: Wisteria plant cheers for that - I didn't really expect flowers but do I need to put it in the barn over winter or should I leave it to the harsh Limousin winds    Report

09/10/2007, 12:27 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,799 Re: Wisteria plant I would bury the pot itself somewhere sheltered, (against a wall) I suspect the greatest problem will be from having the roots of the plant too exposed. www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

09/10/2007, 12:54 Ab Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 573 Re: Wisteria plant We also live in Haute Vienne and have wisterias bought as plants and find them very hardy.We put one  supported on re-inforcement iron  bar  we built as a frame work to eventually give shade on the terrace and after 4 years it has developed a very thick stem which would support itself whenever the iron rusts away. The shade is good enough to sit outside in the hot summers -if they ever return!!!!!!!!!!    Report

09/10/2007, 15:47 Llwyncelyn Joined on 14/06/2006 Posts 703 Re: Wisteria plant Wisterias come from the mountain regions of China and Japan.  Normally mature plants are hardy.  Just take yours inside a barn or whatever very little water just keep it slightly damp throughout the winter.      Report

10/10/2007, 13:12 johnnyboy Joined on 14/06/2007 Posts 35 Re: Wisteria plant We took some cuttings and dug out bits of root when cutting ours back for the winter.Seems to give the tree a whole new lease of life too.Back to cuttings,they seem to be going from strength to strength now and our friends are quite happy with theirs so far too. House is in H Vienne and hard winters don't seem to affect it unduly.Mind you the tree must be fairly old, as has quite a large trunk now. Our neighbour across the way,says that the last two years have been great for flowering since we started pruning back hard too. Maybe cuttings would be better than seed?Not sure on that as my knowledge of  gardening/trees is v limited Johnnyboy PS If only I could work out how to post photo with this,would show ours off!!    Report

30/04/2008, 19:21 mogs Joined on 17/06/2007 Border of Lot/Dordogne Posts 83 Re: Wisteria plant On searching for advice about how to take cuttings of wisteria I found this thread. We took a cutting of a non flowering stem from the joint so I hope that this will come to something?   Have any of the previous posters had success this year with their cuttings, and did/do they flower? Many t hanks    Report

30/04/2008, 23:54 hoverfrog Joined on 18/10/2004 87 Posts 635 Re: Wisteria plant wisterias grown from commercially obtained seeds will flower - eventually! Layering is usually more effective than cuttings, but both will do well when rooted. Wisteria is a forest plant, I believe, and as such it flowers when it gets to the top and bends over. This can be simulated by hard pruning. Patience is the thing though - it can take years for a seedling/small plant to flower! (running the lawnmower too close and cutting the blasted thing off at ground level several years on the trot can make the process longer. Trust me, I know!) www.veytisou.com    Report

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