Wisteria × valderi 'Lavender Lace'
Valder's wisteria (syn. Wisteria floribunda 'Lavender Lace')
Delicate, gently spiralling, cascading lilac-flushed and pale purple racemes of ‘Lavender Lace’ are borne in late spring and...
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted
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Plant description
Delicate, gently spiralling, cascading lilac-flushed and pale purple racemes of ‘Lavender Lace’ are borne in late spring and early summer. This vigorous deciduous climber has been raised from a cutting and will flower earlier than a seed-grown wisteria. Select a wall, trellis, or pergola for this fragrant, floriferous ‘floribunda’ to find its feet!
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Wisteria × valderi Lavender Lace:
Incorporate some well-rotted organic matter and mycorrhizal fungi when planting your Wisteria and keep well-watered until established, particularly in dry summers. Prune in July to reduce the long thin green growth and again in January to further reduce these stems to encourage flower buds.
Please note:
This climber is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
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