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Growing a wisteria in a container

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  Posted by inger groenendijk (U15155603) on Tuesday, 21st February 2012

  Hello everyone, I have a small paved and walled courtyard and would like to have some climbers growing up the walls. Does anyone know if it's feasible to grow a wisteria in a container and if so, what the minimum size the container would have to be? I'd be grateful for any ideas. Thanks.

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  Posted by Goldilocks (U2169760) on Tuesday, 21st February 2012

  Yes it is. I have seen quite a few. I'd suggest a pot with a 20" diameter or more. Make sure you leave a couple of inches at the top to make watering easier. And use a John Innes No3 compost (not multipurpose with so called "enriched with John Innes"!). It will be well worth it when you consider the cost of the wisteria).

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  Posted by lindab6007 (U13408334) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  I tried growing wisteria in a pot up a trellis. It seemed to do OK for a few years but never flowered and was not very interesting. I moved it into soil against a fence and it just took off. I trained it along wires and it started to flower and has been magnificent for 20 years.
  If you only have a little space, try something else or grow the wisteria as a "standard" like a big umbrella. Thay can look spectacular, but don't waste years on a wisteria that isn't happy

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