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Amethyst Falls Wisteria

17 years ago

I had two very large white wisteria vines growing across both sides of my fence and across the top of the arbor over the gate. I searched and researched many different techniques to force this monster to bloom. For eleven years (11) (E-L-E-V-E-N years) my wisteria grew, and grew, but NEVER bloomed, (except once on one little branch, near the middle, five little clusters happened about three years ago - what up with THAT?!) so I ripped it all out, every little speck of it went to the burn pile. I replaced those two with Lady Banks roses.

I've said all that, to tell you that I have now purchased another wisteria vine. This one is called Amethyst Falls and it's supposed to be a repeat bloomer. It's got one little cluster on it now and another one forming. It says it produces beautiful fragrant, lavender-blue flowers in late spring into fall, and that it's an improved and restrained wisteria that requires minimal maintenance compared to other wisteria.

Anybody know this wisteria personally? I want to put it on the arbor that covers my deck. Will this be a good spot for it?

I welcome ANY comments, THANKS!

POM

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tamelask
17 years ago
search the forum- there was a thread this spring about amethyst falls. i ripped out some of the chinese stuff myself last yr after seeing the light as to how invasive it is. mine hadn't bloomed either, and had been in the ground several yrs. from what i've read, that isn't unusual for seed grown wisteria. i bought an am falls last yr, couldn't decide where i wanted it, and it bloomed in the pot again this spring- in the shade even.
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