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Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Caroline'

Award winning variety with a wonderful fragrance

Grown by Mollie

Cheltenham

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Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Caroline' Climbing Plants
Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Caroline' Climbing Plants

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The highlights

  • Wonderfully fragrant lilac-blue flowers
  • Early blooming from May to June
  • Train up arches, pergolas, walls and fences
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit

Description

  • An abundance of highly scented, lilac-blue flowers and light green leaves, turning yellow in autumn. This wisteria is an early free-flowering variety with racemes (flower clusters) up to 30cm long!
  • Blooms earlier than other varieties, from May to June
  • Ideal for covering a sunny pergola, wall or doorway
  • A fully hardy and long-lived perennial which will flower year after year
  • 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:

3L potted plant
3L poly-pot. This plant is supplied in a 3L Poly-Pot, which is approx 19 x 13cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic than traditional pots and can be recycled easily.
3L potted Plants

Height on arrival:

60-90cm inc. pot
Your plant will be supplied at a height of approximately 60-90cm and will be supported by a cane.
60-90cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

9m

Eventual spread:

5m
Spreads approx 5m
5m
Spreads approx 5m

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Blue, purple
Lilac blue fragrant flower clusters up to 30cm long
Blue, purple
Lilac blue fragrant flower clusters up to 30cm long

Habit:

Climbing
Wisteria is a very vigorous climber which can be trained up an arch, wall or tree, or over a porch or pergola.
Climbing
Wisteria is a very vigorous climber which can be trained up an arch, wall or tree, or over a porch or pergola.

Hardiness:

Fully Hardy
Fully hardy even in the worst of UK winters.
Fully Hardy
Fully hardy even in the worst of UK winters.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

3m
The best way to plant a Wisteria is at the base of a structure such as a pergola or wall. Plant Wisterias 3m apart and train them so they do not become too crowded and have adequate access to light and air flow.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Wisterias are generally not bothered by pests or disease. Aphids, Scale Insects, Powdery Mildews and Honey Fungus can occasionally affect the plant but the problems are usually not serious.

Water regularly when first planted

Water your wisteria well when it's newly planted, especially during prolonged periods of hot and dry weather. After the first couple of years the plant should establish itself well enough that it will only need to be watered very lightly if at all.

Full sun to partial shade

For the best flowers, position where the plant will receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight everyday during summer and spring. This variety can handle some dappled shade.

Any fertile, well-drained soil

If your soil is particularly clay heavy and gets waterlogged often, make sure you mix in plenty of organic matter and perhaps even gravel or perlite to help improve drainage.

Feed every spring

Feed in the spring with a well-balanced general purpose fertiliser. ?v=1613300929

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Climbers grown by specialists at the height of their game

What does it take to grow the strongest and best climbing plants in the show tent? Organic fertilisers, natural pest control and years of dedication from Mollie, our expert grower in Worcestershire. Professionally pruned and checked by hand, they’re guaranteed to put on a gold standard display in your garden, too.

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