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Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'

Fabulously fragranced racemes

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Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni' Climbing Plants
Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni' Climbing Plants

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The highlights

  • Grows well in both sun and part shade
  • Trains wonderfully up a vertical support
  • Pendulous pink flowers in summer
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

Description

  • A wonderful variety with flowing cascades of stout lilac-pink racemes (roughly 15cm long)
  • It's not just the flowers that are attractive, the foliage is, too - leaves grow to over 30cm long and comprise numerous light green leaflets
  • Flowers produce an irresistible fragrance
  • Wisteria vines are extremely attractive to pollinators like bumblebees, so get ready for more gentle buzzing in your garden!
  • Silky wisteria is named such due to the soft, velvety texture of its foliage and seedpods
  • Fantastic woody stems add oodles of rustic appeal when trained up a wall, fence, trellis, pergola or any other structure
  • A fully hardy perennial climber, this variety can withstand even the harshest of UK winters
  • 'Showa-Beni' holds the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit - an indication of just how well-regarded this wisteria variety is
  • Please Note: Our climbers are pruned back each winter, and some during the summer, so you may find at certain times of year they do not cover the whole 90cm cane. This is intentional to ensure the best growth when you plant out

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Potted plant
3ft plant in a 3L pot
3L Potted Plants

Height on arrival:

20-90cm inc. pot
20-90cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

10-12m

Eventual spread:

8m
Spreads approximately 8m.
8m
Spreads approximately 8m.

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Pink
Scented pink racemes (up to 15cm long) in June
Pink
Scented pink racemes (up to 15cm long) in June

Habit:

Climbing
This wisteria is a vigorous, woody climber that can be trained up an arch, wall or fence, or over a porch or pergola.
Climbing
This wisteria is a vigorous, woody climber that can be trained up an arch, wall or fence, or over a porch or pergola.

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H6 - Will survive even cold British winters (down to temperatures of -20°C).
Fully hardy
H6 - Will survive even cold British winters (down to temperatures of -20°C).

Rootstock:

Spacing:

3m
The best way to plant a wisteria is at the base of a structure such as a pergola or wall. Generally, you can plant wisterias 3m apart and train them so they don't become overcrowded, and to ensure that they have adequate access to both light and air flow. This variety is a big spreader, however, so you may want to leave more space between individual plants.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Wisterias aren't generally bothered by pests or disease. Aphids, scale insects, powdery mildews, and honey fungus can affect the plant but problems are rarely serious.

Water regularly when planted

When you first plant your wisteria, you'll want to water it regularly - especially during prolonged periods of hot and dry weather. After the first couple of years, though, the plant should establish itself well enough so that it will only need to be watered very lightly, if at all.

Full sun to partial shade

Grows best in full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day) but will tolerate partial shade.

Any fertile, moist and well-drained soil

If your soil is very heavy or is prone to waterlogging, then make sure to mix in plenty of organic matter, and perhaps even horticultural grit or perlite, to help improve its drainage.

Feed every spring

Every spring, feed with a well-balanced fertiliser such as Fish, Blood & Bone or Growmore.

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