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has anyone tried to grow their wisteria from seeds?, easy?, hard?, I see them for sale but just how well do they germinate?, I have grown lots of different types of seeds but have to be careful now with reduced mobility so I really want to know how well the seeds grow, and in 12 week lockdown..
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At our age it would be better just to buy a plant unless wanting to try to grow them from seed. McLarens at Uplawmoor have some excellent plants. See there web page.
Trust this helps.
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On the RHS web site they say seed grown Wisteria can take 20 years to flower !!, They recommend layering as a propagation method.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popula.../growing-guideComment
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I grew some wisteria from seed, not too hard to germinate. I managed to grow them on for a several years but only one made it out into the garden and that died a couple of years ago - not enough care and attention I guess.
TBH when I bought the seed I didn't realise how long they would take to flower. 20+ years is a bit much even for me. If I was starting again I'd ask around for someone who had a plant I could try growing layers from - most gardeners love to share - especially if you grow some spare plants and pass a few back into the system from time to time.
Happy gardening :-)Comment
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I wouldn't try from seed to be honest, my bought plant took about 5 years to start flowering, I do love it, but its a bit of a thugComment
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many thanks to you all, I think I will go to mclarens..Comment
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I've been growing seeds from my own wisteria for about 8 years - so I've only got another 12 to find out if successful...
Germinates pretty well, I get between 50 and 100% success. But it is a bit of a long-term hobby...Comment
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