wisteria hysteria!!!
cateyanne
15 years ago
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Comments (44)I feel the same about Robusta, I am sure they heard me swearing next door where the Presbyterian Minister lives right next to the chuch.. but I got stuck under Robusta and I could not get out.. He is also gotten completely out of control. Not like Mermaid, but large and with huge thorns. I would forget about Mermaid and put her far away from the house. I have mine between us and the ministers house.. hoping it will grow up and over.. I have a wonderful Soaring Flight from Heirloom roses. They seem to be out now but will hopefully have more coming in.. She is absolutley lovely. She is a everblooming rambler with semidouble pink and yellow blend flowers and they flower profusely. Mine is about 6 years old and covers a 12 x 12 ft area on the side of my house. She will need support to hold her up but she is a lovely rose. Someone mentioned Lady Banks as being a problem. I have her on the fence between our two properties and she is a perfect Lady without the thorns. She only blooms once a year which is really a negative since she is so beautiful.. The are so many roses to choose from. Zepherine Droughin has beautiful pink flowers, and is suppose to be a great climber. Dortmund it a beautiful red climber that will climb fast and is very noticeable from far away.. she just keeps blooming those large since red roses with yellow stamens that are very attractive. They have thorns but the are manageable. William Baffin is very nice rose but is also just full of thorns. I would put William Baffin and Robusta under windows to keep you from getting broken into. Just don't put them under a window you may need to get out of.....See MoreContemplating a wisteria tree pros and cons ?
Comments (28)Thyme...those are beautiful. But the thought if their having a pungent odor will keep me from planting a more manageable wisteria. We have decided to go with tree form...only because my husband said...if I have patience with bonsai...surely I can manage a wisteria tree. My bonsai wisteria is no trouble at all...and it's basically miniature form. I do though...see quite a handful if I go with the vine tree form that is meant to climb something. For it was twisted and needs support to stand upright. Which I had contemplated our gazebo. Reading the link that was attached I did see where the tree was mentioned to be more manageable by a few posters. When it is upright and not allowed to climb over something. For a second...I thought I had a winner...with zone 5 and a manageable vine. Until I read it is quite unpleasant to smell. And it is to close to outdoor living spaces. I appreciate the heads up though on that....See MoreNEVER plant a wisteria and kill it when it starts growing!
Comments (27)Wisteria seed pods are poisonous to horses [and I assume other animals] so mine are planted away from my horse pastures. Here is photo of my bush last spring - it is just about to start opening blooms. The fragrance is divine - it is, to me, what heaven would smell like. I love to work in my front yard rose bed while it is in bloom - intoxicating! I even bought a pop up shelter to cover it in case of a late freeze - which happened 2 years ago. It had just started blooming, here came the freeze and the blooms were toast. I was so mad I vowed this wouldn't happen again. This bush I now have looks like one I had in my yard when I was growing up and loved. I assume because my yard is mowed every other week that any sprouts that come up are mowed down. I am getting ready to plant another one that I have babied for 2 years in a pot to make sure that it would bloom white like the tag said - it is finally getting ready to bloom and is, indeed, white. These are hard to find and have a different fragrance from the lavender, but its strong and rich scent. I trim mine back sharply every year and it doesn't get out of bounds nor run wild. But - it is out in the middle of the yard and instead of a climber, makes a large bush - this way, it cant get into trouble. When in full bloom, people pull to the side of the road to look. I agree that they can get out of hand unless properly maintained but where mine is placed, it can be kept under control and rewards me with one of the things I love most about spring - 2 weeks of beauty and fragrance that cannot be duplicated. Judith...See Morehow to kill wisteria
Comments (29)I have been working to kill Wisteria in my easement since I bought this place in 2010 and it's still here. When I bought the place it covered the back fence and hung from the trees. I spray the leaves with 2.4.D (you can buy concentrate at Southern States), then I take a saw to the large pieces. If it's in the trees, all you have to do is cut the piece that roots to the ground and the rest will die (that's a great feeling watching that stuff wilt) I had several trees that had been girdled and used a bow saw. You can paint the raw cuts with the concentrate. Look along the ground and find the long runners and clip those too. I go out in the easement twice a year now to maintain it. I'll never completely get rid of it because I have neighbors that don't care but the stretch behind my house is almost completely clear. I did sneak over this morning into my neighbor's patch and hacked down a vine that was as big around as my upper arm. All this time I thought it was a sapling. You may not be able to completely get rid of it if your neighbors aren't helping but you can get it to a twice yearly management. What sprouts up in my yard from seed, I just mow down. If you can find the source plant, you can do a lot of damage by hacking that one to bits. It gets less and less each year. It's hard work, there's no way around that but it will get better and better. Do be careful with 2.4.D, as it will vaporize above 90 degrees and kill lots of other unintended things. You have to spray early in the morning or late at night so the spray will dry before it gets too hot....See Moreollierose
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