Care and cultivation of wisteria in the Moscow region has its own characteristics

Care and cultivation of wisteria in the Moscow region is a difficult task. The plant is one of the most beautiful decorative lianas. It attracts gardening enthusiasts with its wonderful spring bloom, covered with large, fragrant inflorescences of delicate lilac, pink, white, lilac or blue. An important condition for flowering vines is considered a sufficient number of sunny and warm days. For wisteria to bloom in the Central Region, it is important to provide it with special care conditions.

External characteristics

Wisteria is also called wisteria according to the Latin name of the genus. In nature, the tree-like liana grows in the countries of Asia and North America. A subtropical climate with humid summers and warm winters is suitable for it. Thanks to this, many types of ornamental plants are grown in the Crimea, on the Caucasian coast, in the Krasnodar Territory.

The average characteristics of different varieties of crops are shown in the table:

 

Species and varieties of wisteria suitable for the Moscow region

Care and cultivation of wisteria in the suburbs requires patience and the right choice of plant variety from the gardener.

Among the decorative types of wisteria, 9 main ones are distinguished:

• Chinese;
• shrub;
• short-breasted;
• profusely flowering (floribunda)
• short-toothed;
• fluffy;
• beautiful;
• macrostachia;
• Japanese.

Each species contains several varieties, differing in the requirements for growing conditions, the size and color of the buds, the shape of the leaves, the growth rate and the shape of the vines. When asked whether wisteria grows in the Moscow region, agronomists give an affirmative answer, but with a proviso: not all varieties.

Only a few frost-resistant varieties are recommended to grow in the Central region in open ground.

Blue Sapphire

A beautiful liana with late flowering that begins in May and lasts until mid-June. The height of the stem does not exceed 6 - 7 m. In landscape design, the plant is formed in the form of two trunks intertwined around the support, branching at the top into a lush crown. Every year the plant grows by 2 m, it is advisable to carry out two pruning per season - in March and August. Flowering brushes reach a length of 25 cm, are distinguished by a purple color with a blue tint.

In the conditions of the Moscow region, insulation is required for the winter.

Alba variety

A representative of the Chinese wisteria species, in the Moscow region it blooms in flowerpots, winter gardens and greenhouses. When wintering in open ground, it does not freeze, but refuses to bloom.

The best option is to grow a small plant in a flowerpot with subsequent harvesting for the winter indoors.

The Alba variety blooms with medium-sized white flowers, collected in clusters up to 30 s in length. Young stems quickly woody, it is advisable to guide them, giving the desired shape as they grow.

Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda

Japanese variety with abundant flowering. In regions with a warm climate, the buds open in May; re-flowering on young shoots is possible in August. The color of the long brushes varies from lilac to pale purple. The length of the leaves reaches 30 cm, inflorescences - 40 cm. With the timely formation of the vines, the plant does not grow higher than 8 - 9 m. The diameter of the stems at the base is about 30 cm in adulthood.

Young saplings in the Moscow region in the first 2 - 3 years require insulation for the winter. Adult plants tolerate frost.

However, abundant flowering can only be achieved in greenhouse conditions or when grown in a portable container.

Wisteria Blue Moon

In the Moscow region, the variety is most popular. It is grown in pots, greenhouses, open ground. This variety is not afraid of lowering the temperature to -25 ° C, -30 ° C. At lower temperatures, young shoots may partially freeze, however, during the summer period, the green mass is restored. Blue Moon blooms in April in a cascade of light purple buds with a delicate aroma lilac... In greenhouse conditions, flowering begins at the end of February and lasts about two months.

What is the difference between the care and cultivation of wisteria in the Moscow region

In Moscow, the Moscow Region and other cities of the Central Region, gardeners are advised to grow frost-resistant varieties:

• Blue Sapphire, Albu, Floribunda are best cultivated in containers or indoors;
• Blue Moon can be grown indoors and outdoors.

Planting in a flowerpot

Decorative wisteria, planting and care in the Moscow region, which is carried out according to the system of a portable flowerpot, reaches a height of no more than 3 m. The first flowering occurs in 3-4 years, if the plant is planted as a seedling from a nursery. The flowering of a specimen grown from seed will have to wait for 7 - 10 years.

When boarding a container, the following conditions are met:

• choose a container with a volume of 30 - 40 liters with drainage holes;
• the bottom layer is expanded clay;
• the soil is selected neutral, fertile;
• planting is carried out in the spring (early March);
• the flowerpot is taken out into the fresh air no earlier than May, when the threat of frost has passed;
• with the onset of cold nights in autumn flowerpot brought into the room, providing rare watering.

The disadvantage of this method is the need to carry a heavy pot. If there is no one to lift a heavy plant, then it is better to refuse to use this method.

Landing in open ground

Blue Moon is a frost-resistant wisteria. In the suburbs, it is boldly planted in summer cottages, decorating gazebos, flower arches and walls of houses. The best place for her would be a well-lit area, far from drafts. Before planting, the soil is pre-dug up with sand and peat, humus is introduced and mineral fertilizers... When planting in the Moscow region, it is advisable to prepare not a standard 30 cm planting pit, but a half-meter one, while covering 20 cm with crushed stone to exclude the influence of groundwater.

Video about growing wisteria