{"product_id":"wisteria-floribunda-alba","title":"White Japanese Wisteria - Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Japanese Wisteria - Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength is what separates Japanese wisteria from the rest, and ‘Alba’ is the white form of it. \u003cem\u003eWisteria floribunda\u003c\/em\u003e carries slender racemes that on an established, well pruned plant reach 30 to 60cm, opening progressively from the base to the tip so the display unfolds over two or three weeks rather than flashing over in days. White reads cooler and cleaner than mauve against dark timber or charcoal steel, and it sits comfortably in a restrained planting palette where purple would dominate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Japanese Wisteria\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaceme Length\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long pendulous tassels are the signature of the species and need a pergola with real height to be seen properly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSequential Opening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers open from the top of the raceme downwards, which stretches the flowering window considerably.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour Discipline\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pure white works with grey, charcoal and natural timber where the mauve forms can fight the architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfume\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lightly but genuinely fragrant, strongest in the warmth of late morning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Correctly framed and pruned, a single plant is a fifty year proposition rather than a decade of interest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToxicity warning\u003c\/strong\u003e: The seeds and pods are toxic if eaten, so site it away from play areas.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh Pergola\u003c\/strong\u003e: A frame at 2.4m or above lets the full raceme hang without being brushed by passers by.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Arbour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained over a wide arch it delivers a spring tunnel and dense summer shade.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalcony Balustrade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Run horizontally along a rail, the flowers hang down over the facade below.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Held on a stout stake as a weeping tree, the long racemes sweep almost to the ground.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m along a beam or wire run\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m between repeated plants\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining loam of moderate fertility, neutral to slightly acidic. Avoid soggy ground and avoid over improving with manure\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply and infrequently through the first two summers, mulching to 75mm and keeping the mulch off the stem. Japanese wisteria stems twine clockwise, so start them the right way around a post, tie the leaders in until they are woody, and begin the twice yearly summer and winter spur pruning routine from year three to force flowering wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m with support\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795337904414,"sku":"ND-1794-400MM","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/szAy3JMcePzaGChM3shOo_NRfAwdeo.jpg?v=1787313647","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/wisteria-floribunda-alba","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}