How to get wonderful Wisteria: Buying, planting, pruning and care tips | The RHS

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Published 2023-08-21
Top tips on how to buy, prune and care for wisteria from Matthew Pottage, Curator of RHS Garden Wisley.

00:00 – Intro
00:14 – What to look for when buying a Wisteria
01:46 – Tips on pruning a Wisteria
02:35 – What to grow your Wisteria on
02:51 – Wisteria on Trees
04:12 – Wisteria trained onto a post
04:40 – Wisteria as a free standing tree
05:07 – Wisteria climbing building façade
05:46 – Half-standard Wisteria for a small garden
06:09 – What conditions favour Wisteria plants
07:08 – Late frosts and what to do about it
08:08 – Wisteria species
08:39 – Final thoughts

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All Comments (21)
  • @craigathonian
    Just came across this charming and fact packed video. Not a wasted second...nor boring, everything you would need to know right here. LOVED it ❣
  • @megannehover4013
    I have a wisteria I planted 20 odd years ago. It has never grown much - it's about 4 feet high. It has never flowered. It faces south in a walled garden, in France :/ I live in hope. I bought one for my mother, and it flowered from the start.
  • @khornby1696
    Really great advice. Much appreciated. Thank you. 🎉
  • @tm5346
    Absolutely gorgeous I love them
  • @rockys7726
    I had a bunch of wisteria in the backyard pergola. They were magnificent during bloom but during the other 10 months they were impossible to maintain. Root suckers creeped along the beds, they took over every tree within reach and created a nightmare. Even found it's way up a gutter and to the roof of the house. Eventually they would have pulled down the gutters. They are a huge commitment of time and energy which few people have.
  • @StarLight-sl9ok
    I’ve got a large pergola that’s just screaming out for one these gorgeous plants. Thank you so much for all the great tips!
  • @matshagstrom9839
    My potted wisteria found a hose going to my second story patio. Once it found something to hold onto it shot up counterclockwise with an annual growth of 25’+. I even had time to air layer the single running branch of what much be Japanese based of the twist. These plants seem to give their all when they find something to hold onto. As it climbed it also got more sun. It literally grew two feet per week during the active growing season and the plant is in a pot. I have the pot standing in water in free draining soil which seems ideal during summer. I’m probably going to graft the top to be multicolored if I can find some scion within the next week or two.
  • @nickeefication
    What a great recording! thank you for your clear tips and tricks!