{"product_id":"wisteria-sinensis-alba-white-chinese-wisteria","title":"White Chinese Wisteria - Wisteria sinensis ‘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 Chinese Wisteria - Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese wisteria flowers before it leafs out, and the white form makes the most of that habit: bare grey stems disappear under scented white racemes 20 to 30cm long, nearly all opening at once. \u003cem\u003eWisteria sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Alba’ is a heavy, woody, long lived twiner that will lift roof sheets and crush timber lattice if given a weak frame, so the structure matters as much as the plant. Give it steel or hardwood, full sun and two prunes a year and it will carry a pergola for fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Chinese Wisteria\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers on bare wood\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms open before the leaves, so nothing obscures the display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSimultaneous bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Chinese wisteria opens the whole raceme at once, giving a denser effect than the Japanese species.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: A sweet scent carries several metres on a still spring morning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense pinnate foliage turns a pergola into genuine shade from November onwards, then drops for winter sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Properly supported plants live and flower for many decades and thicken into a trunk like stem.\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\u003ePergola and carport canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: The classic use, provided the frame is engineered for the eventual weight.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerandah post and beam\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained up a post and along a bearer for a seasonal flowering edge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandard tree form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown on a stout stake with the head pruned annually it makes a small weeping feature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWire trained wall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Espaliered on tensioned stainless wire against a masonry wall or a long fence.\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 run of structure\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant per 4 to 6m of pergola or wall\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 well drained loam of moderate fertility; avoid high nitrogen feeding, which produces growth at the expense of flower\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first two summers, mulch to 75mm and tie the leader in early so the framework goes where you want it. Prune long whippy summer growth back to five or six buds in midsummer and shorten again to two or three buds in winter, and keep it off gutters, downpipes and neighbouring trees, as it can naturalise in cooler districts if left unmanaged.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m of stem length, limited by the support provided\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m across a structure\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, at least six hours, for reliable flowering\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795322470686,"sku":"ND-1800-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/4PMoW2YzphZ_6ytt7fUOK_jyfu7XS2.jpg?v=1787313311","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/wisteria-sinensis-alba-white-chinese-wisteria","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}