All About Wisteria: Growing, Cautions, Summer Pruning this Beautiful Behemoth

Parkrose Permaculture
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Published 2022-07-09
Wisteria (W. sinensis and W. floribunda) is an iconic garden vine. Many a Victorian front porch or brick garden wall are swathed in its large fragrant drapey blossoms each spring.

But Wisteria is a BEAST of a plant, and it takes careful strategy and maintenance to keep this long-lived beauty in your garden without it becoming a nuisance. Let me walk you through what you should know before you put in a wisteria vine, and how we care for and prune ours.

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All Comments (21)
  • @Addiecakes55
    Is it weird that the intimidating nature of this plant makes me want to have one more? Also, Ruth looks like Claire Danes! So lovely!
  • @kimcox4059
    I have wanted a wisteria for years! Even after watching this I still really want one. However, I will no longer be planting it near my house so thank you!
  • @permiebird937
    I lived in an old tall narrow Victorian house in the Alphabet district back in the 80s. It had a Wisteria that had grown up the north side and over the roof. I loved it, but it was the possum super highway.
  • @ameliagarcia7486
    I just purchased my first wisteria. And I was searching for how to take care of it. After reading how evasive it is, Iwas about to return it! But after watching your video, I felt so confident about keeping my wisteria. Thanks so much for the video. You gave all the advice I need to own a wisteria.
  • @qkranarchist3015
    Well, that's that. Cleared myself from wanting that plant lolol. I'm all set. Thank you!!!!!!
  • @Nemodog
    I hope you will share how you prune your wisteria for the winter. What an eye opener this video has been for me! I had no idea they were so work intensive. I've wanted one for years but hadn't gotten to it. I might not now...... Thank you!
  • @angelacevedo4588
    I love the color combination of the wisteria and house. Absolutely beautiful!
  • @b0ld6
    Great scientific information! Thank you
  • @VanessaV100
    Fantastic video! Exactly what I was looking for!
  • @shaunashaunabobonna
    This is what I needed to know. Fantastic video and so helpful. Thank you! You have such a nice relaxing voice to listen to.
  • @MonoiLuv
    Yes! Wonderful advice all around. Planters must be cautious
  • @rtom675
    Oh my gosh— this is the first video of PP that I have watched and not immediately added the featured plant to my “plants I yearn for” list! What a blessing! Have a great day!
  • @cathyplantlover2862
    I have a lot Wisterias and I train mine as trees up bird feeding poles and metal rods in containers and for me they are easy to handle.
  • @alliphil1
    I moved to a 3acre property in the country a year ago and woke up a couple days ago to tons of purple flowers everywhere. Didn't even know what it was. I saw only a small handful of them off in the distance last year. Googled "purple flowers" then came to YouTube for some more info. Thankfully it's far away from the house but I can tell it's smothering other plants/trees. What a chore this is gonna be. It's def taking over!! Very pretty to see but def taking over.🙂 Thank you for this informative video. I truly had no idea what this plant was. I'm glad I looked it up because I would have just left it alone - by next year it would have been the only thing left on my property! lol!