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Wisteria are the  jewels of the botanic world; easy to look after, very long lived, vigorous, and simply magnificent when in flower. The usual Wisteria you find on front walls of English cottages is Wisteria sinensis, which must be 7-8yrs old before it will flower. Cultivars (ie; grafted, different colour Wisteria) can flower in their first year, but the older they are, the more likely they are to flower. Wisteria should be pruned twice a year to encourage  flowering; once lightly in September, and again in February / early March just before flowering. We have limited availability of most of the cultivars. All our cultivars are grafted forms.  

WISTERIA  PROLIFIC 6yr old  STANDARDS -  available, very limited quantity (see wisteria alba, and  wisteria prolific below) - WISTERIA  CAROLINE and WISTERIA LIPSTICK standards also now available - and more WISTERIA ALBA standards in Jan/Feb


Wisteria longissima  Alba

A  pure  white wisteria  with, strong growing, and ideal for combining with a blue or purple form. We have some beautiful six year old 5ft standards in stock with 18inch heads in 35litre sized pots. An example is shown in the picture to the left (click to enlarge), which was taken in October as the leaves are starting to turn a beautiful golden yellow. We also offer Wisteria  prolific at this size and  age (see below).  We also offer this form for climbing in the 3litre size.

3L pot,   2-3ft specimens £19.99 (A) 

35L pot,   5ft standards £149.99 (E)    (click here for photos) (available again in Feb 2012)


Wisteria     'AMETHYST'  - Violet Wisteria

Wisteria 'Amethyst' is a rarely available Wisteria cultivar, with an outstanding bloom of blue-violet flowers before the foliage in May and June. Very fragrant, and ideal as a climber to cover a pagoda or trellis, or as a 'Standard' for a formal garden.

3L pot,  3ft specimens £24.99 (A) 


Wisteria    'BLUE SAPPHIRE'  - Sky Blue Wisteria

This is a  rare Blue Sapphire  Chinese sinensis wisteria. An  introduction from New Zealand, it has fragrant, soft-violet flowers. Note that this is a true 'Blue Sapphire' Wisteria and not a 'Prolific'  that is sometimes sold as Blue Sapphire. It is best grown as a climber, but can also be trained as a 'standard' or as a bonsai tree.

10L pot, 6ft specimen £49.99 (B) 


Wisteria Black Dragon - vilocea plena

The Wisteria BLACK DRAGON or Kokuru wisteria  has beautiful 1-2ft cascading racememes of highly fragrant, spicely scented double dark purple flowers. Wisteria 'Black Dragon' is the darkest purple flowers of any Wisteria vine, and is my personal favourite Wisteria being strong growing, and very different from the common Wisteria sinensis.

3L pot, 2-3ft specimens   £19.99 (A) 

5L-10L pot,  6ft specimens  £49.99 (B)    


Wisteria  Burford

Wisteria   'Burford' was introduced to cultivation by John Treasure of Burford House, and is considered to be one of the most spectacular of all wisteria.
Incredibly long racemes of deep lavender / pale blue flowers mid to late spring, with a possible second flush of flowers in late summer.

4L pot,   3-4ft specimen  £29.99 (A)  

10L pot,   5ft specimen  £49.99 (B)  


Wisteria x Caroline

A rarely available  cultivar from New Zealand. Stunning lavender / lilac blue flowers. Early to mid season flowering, and has one of the strongest and sweet smelling scents of any Wisteria vine . Strong growing. We have 6ft specimens available in limited quantity in 5litre / 10litre  pots and also large 5ft older specimen standards with 18inch heads.

3L pot,  3ft specimens £24.99 (A) 

5L-10L pot,  6ft specimens £49.99 (B) 

35L pot, 5ft Wisteria standards with 18inch head £135.00 (E)  


Wisteria floribunda Harlequin

Distinctive flowers of mauve, darkish purple, and yellow. An unusual wisteria that may flower before the foliage appears in Spring. Strong growing.

10L pot, 6ft specimen £49.99 (A) 


Wisteria  Hichiren

This is  a rarely available  Hichiren Japanese wisteria. It is a light lavender flowered wisteria, early to mid flowering season which will usually flower before the foliage appears. We have a limited number available this year and it is the first time we have had this variety for four years.

10L pot, 6ft specimens £59.99 (A)  (more 3litre specimens in Spring 2012)


  Wisteria  Lipstick - Two colour Wisteria

This is an unusual cultivar with  spectacular long, white and pink flowers which are edged pink (like lipstick) on the flower wings and keel. Early to mid season flowering, and very fragrant.

10L pot, 6ft specimens £49.99 (B)

20L pot, 5ft STANDARD specimens £99.99 (C)  (2 in stock)


 

Wisteria  macroboytrys (Marasaki Naga Fuji) - Purple Rain Wisteria

This is a rarely  available Marasaki Naga Fuji, or Purple Rain Wisteria. A true miracle of nature, this Wisteria variety has the longest flower length of any Wisteria - in fact, it is in the Guinness book of records for having a flower raceme that was 1.8 METRES in length!!

Flowers are light violet with a purple stain, lightly scented, and open up progressively in a downward direction starting from the top of the long, clustered bunches until finally reaching the bottom, and can be anything from a minimum of half a metre to over one and a half metres in  length.

3L pot, 2-3ft specimen £24.99 (A) 

10L pot, 6ft specimen £49.99 (B) 


Wisteria Hon Beni - Rose pink Wisteria

The Rose Pink Japanese Wisteria, Wisteria 'Rosea'  is a late flowering (May / June) wisteria , and becomes showered in spectacular rose pink racemes up to a foot in length. Fragrant, and truly one of the most beautiful of Japanese Wisterias available.

3L deep pot, 2-3ft specimens £24.99 (A)  

10L pot, 6ft specimen £49.99 (B) 


Wisteria Lavender Lace

This is a rarely available  wisteria variety with very long flowers up to 3ft in length which from a distance are a beautiful pale blue, and when you get closer are a mix of white and pale blue on each flower. A stunning variety.

5L-10L pot, 6ft specimens £49.99 (B)


Wisteria  Peaches & Cream

A beautiful & delicate form of pink & cream flowers, with a simply wonderful sweet strong scent.

10L pot,  5-6ft specimens £49.99 (B)   (1 left in stock)


Wisteria prolific

Wisteria 'Prolific' is so named because of its huge number of flowers in Spring - beautiful hanging racemes of blue-violet up to 2-3ft long cover the plant from head to toe. Wisteria Prolific is known for its reliability of flowering at a young age, as well as its very fragrant flowers, and makes an ideal pot specimen or house climber.

3L pot,  2-3ft specimens £19.99 (A) 

10L pot, (3-4 year olds)  6ft specimens £49.99 (B) 

10L pot, (5 year olds)  6-6.5ft specimens £69.99 (B)   (4 left in stock)

20L pot, 5ft Wisteria standard  with 12-14inch head £99.99 (E) 

35L pot, 5ft Wisteria standards with 18inch head £149.99 (E)   or TWO for £270.00 (E)  (click here for pictures) 


Wisteria venusta 'SHIRO KAPITAN'  - Silk Cloud Wisteria

This is a rarely available Silk Wisteria or Shiro Kapitan wisteria. These wisterias are much sought after because they are the only species to have beautiful downy foliage, which is soft and furry to touch. They have a stunning cream-white flower which can be up to 1ft or more in length. It is best grown as a climber, but can also be trained as a 'standard' or as a bonsai tree.

10L pot,  5-6ft specimens £49.99 (B)   


Wisteria  'Snow Showers'  - White Wisteria

One of  the best white wisterias, snow showers produces a prolific amount of pure white flowers of medium length. A strong growing, grafted hybrid.

3L pot,  2-3ft specimens £24.99 (B)

10L pot,  6ft specimens £49.99 (B)


Wisteria sinensis

The species wisteria, grown from seed, so some variation can be expected, but generally pale blue flowers of medium length. A very stronger (being the species plant).

2L/3L pot (small 2-3ft plants)  £9.99 (A)    


  Wisteria Bonsai Tree

Unique to our nursery, is our species and grafted wisteria bonsai trees. We produce our own trees, so each is different - the smallest are our young wisteria sinensis shown in the photo to the left, priced at £24.99 each. 

Wisteria sinensis Bonsai Tree  £24.99 (B)    

Wisteria Bonsai Tree CASCADE STYLE (1 only)  £79.99 (B)    (picture coming soon)

Wisteria Bonsai Tree LARGE  (1 only)  £79.99 (B)     (picture soon)

We also have a very limited number of grafted varieties which we train as bonsai, some examples of which are shown below: the first picture of Wisteria domino bonsai, and the second a Wisteria prolific in bud (click on pictures to enlarge). These two trees are now sold, however, we currently have available a very limited number of larger wisteria bonsai.

   

 







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