{"product_id":"wisteria-sinensis-chinese-wisteria","title":"Chinese Wisteria - Wisteria sinensis","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\u003eChinese Wisteria - Wisteria sinensis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWisteria sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e is a heavy, woody, long-lived deciduous climber that produces pendulous racemes of scented mauve-blue pea flowers in spring, mostly before the leaves emerge so the whole framework is hung with blossom at once. Its stems twine anticlockwise and thicken into genuine timber over the years, which means the support has to be built for the job rather than borrowed from a fence. Planted well and pruned twice a year it becomes the defining feature of a pergola for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Chinese Wisteria\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring raceme display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers hang in racemes of roughly 20 to 30cm, opening almost simultaneously across the plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering on bare wood\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms largely ahead of the foliage, so nothing obscures the display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: A sweet, distinctly grape-like scent that carries across a courtyard on a still spring morning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer shade, winter sun\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense leaf cover shades a pergola through summer then drops to let winter sun through.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructural longevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trunks thicken and gnarl with age, becoming a sculptural asset in their own right.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToxicity warning\u003c\/strong\u003e: The seeds and pods are toxic if eaten, so site it away from play areas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiting note\u003c\/strong\u003e: It can naturalise in cool, moist districts, so keep it off gutters, downpipes and neighbouring trees and remove suckers as they appear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePergolas and walkways\u003c\/strong\u003e: The classic use, with racemes hanging clear through the overhead structure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerandah posts and beams\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained up a post and along a beam for seasonal shade and spring colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy-duty wall wires\u003c\/strong\u003e: Espaliered flat onto a wall with substantial galvanised wire and masonry anchors.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandard or tree form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Can be trained onto a single trunk with a weeping head where there is no structure to climb.\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 pergola or wall run\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m for standards or free-standing specimens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant, or early spring before bud break\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil; avoid high-nitrogen feeding, which drives leaf growth at the expense of flower\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first two summers and tie the leaders onto their support as they extend, since unguided growth quickly becomes a tangle. Prune twice a year, shortening whippy summer growth in January or February and cutting those spurs back to two or three buds in winter, and keep runners and suckers off adjoining bushland and neighbouring fences.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m on a strong support\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m spread\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 for reliable flowering\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mauve to lilac-blue, fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795317915934,"sku":"ND-1801-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795317948702,"sku":"ND-1801-500MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795317981470,"sku":"ND-1801-200L","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/1BsdYbGIgA0HcCcg9I3Cy_HTRrus3E.jpg?v=1787313247","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/wisteria-sinensis-chinese-wisteria","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}