All about the luxurious wisteria Blue Moon: a description of the species, the nuances of care and possible diseases

Wisteria Blue moon - the most beautiful plant among perennial vines. Bunches of bright inflorescences resemble a cool fragrant waterfall during the day, and flicker with a cold silver color at night. It is no coincidence that the name of this beauty is Blue moon or Blue moon. The plant is actively used by flower growers for decorative purposes. She will decorate any balcony, gazebo, terrace, house wall, hedge.

Wisteria - Wisteria macrostachya Blue moon (Witseriya macrostachia Blue moon) - a decorative deciduous vine belonging to the legume family. Imported to Russia from the USA.

Botanical Description

The Latin name for Wisteria is Macrostachia Blue Moon - Wisteria macrostachya Blue moon. The plant can grow up to 6-7 meters or more. Flowers have an unusual shape, depending on the variety there are:

• light blue;
• lavender blue;
• pink with purple tint.

The neck of the flowers is pale yellow. They are collected in clusters 15-30 cm long. The surface of the foliage is shiny, dark green in color. Leaves, the number of which ranges from 6 to 14, are pinnate, at the beginning of their development they have a slight pubescence. They grow no more than 35 cm long.

Brown fruits that look like beans are gathered in pods. This plant has a strong root system. Wisteria macrostachia blue moon is the most frost-resistant variety of all types of vines. It is able to withstand such frosts at which the temperature reaches -40 ° C.

The history of this plant begins from the moment when Bridget and Harvey Bachita began to breed it. Somehow they managed to get a seedling from Wisteria macrostachya. Up to this point, all their attempts to accustom Asian Wisteria to low temperatures have failed. In addition to the fact that the seedling obtained had unusual frost resistance, he pleased the breeders with repeated flowering - 3 times per season.

How to contain?

Wisteria macrostachia blue moon like all plants needs some care:

1. Temperature. This type of creeper is undemanding to temperature, but there are a few tips to which it is advisable to listen. The plant will bloom well at high temperature. At the stage of active growth, he needs a temperature above +20 ° С, in winter it should not be lower than -40 ° С.
2. Shine. Macrostachia blue moon planted in the Wisteria garden is well adapted to Russian temperatures, with the exception of areas with severe winters. Planting this plant is necessary in a well-lit place, which is protected from draft and strong wind.
3. The soil. The soil should be light, highly permeable, with low humidity. It is recommended to fill the hole for planting Wisteria blue moon:
   • turf land;
   • peat;
   • humus;
   • the sand.
4. Watering. This plant does not tolerate waterlogged soil. To prevent this, you can systematically spray leaves and flowers. In the month of September, watering should be reduced, and in winter completely stopped.

   Wisteria macrostachia needs enough water only during flowering. This vine at the stage of active growth is required to be watered once every 7 days.

5. Pruning. Pruning is a very important aspect of wisteria care. How much it is correctly made will depend on how many flowers appear on the vine. Wisteria is cut 2 times a year.
6. Top dressing. It must be remembered that an excess of fertilizers will harm Wisteria. To saturate the leaves and colorful flowers, you can apply:
   • mineral fertilizers;
   • chalk solution;
   • compost.
7. Transfer. A young plant with a weak root system is allowed to transplant every year. However, it must be borne in mind that this procedure does not work well on this flower, after which Wisteria has been at rest for a long time. With a strong growth of the root system, a transplant cannot be carried out, since most often an adult plant dies.

Features of reproduction and landing on the street

Features of planting in the open ground of Wisteria blue moon are that only young seedlings should be the planting material. It can be bought from companies that breed such plants or grow it yourself from seeds. To do this, the seeds need to create high humidity and temperature, with the exception of direct sunlight.

It will take 5 years to wait for the flowersHowever, such a plant will be resistant to adverse weather events. It is recommended to plant a seedling in a sunny place, and in order to get large inflorescences they need to create a 12 hour day. Rapid growth will be possible due to the presence of drainage. It is necessary to water every day.

The nuances of outdoor care

After planting, caring for winter-hardy wisteria consists in observing a certain humidity, daily moderate watering, feeding and humidifying the air around the leaves, it needs pruning. This procedure will help to form a neat crown. In the first spring, it is necessary to cut off all those parts that are after 5 strong healthy axillary kidneys. Each next spring, it is required to remove frozen or damaged parts. In the fall of Wisteria, the blue moon is cut off in preparation for wintering.

This flower, before the cold comes, must be insulated. The procedure boils down to laying around the roots of the insulation. It can be peat or moss. Especially in need of plants that are planted from seedlings. In the event that the branches did not have time to grow strongly and gain a firm foothold, they are also covered for the winter with one of these materials.

Bloom

The period of bright and plentiful flowering of Wisteria macrostachia blue moon begins from late May to June. In July, it begins to bloom a second time, but not so much. In regions characterized by a mild and warm climate, the plant can bloom even in mid-autumn. It is imperative to cut off those buds that have faded.

Photo

Next, you can see the photo, which clearly demonstrates all the splendor of the blooming wisteria Blue Moon:

Diseases and Pests

The plant is resistant to disease. Since it is poisonous, pests attack it rarely - it can be:

• caterpillars
• clover tick;
• green aphids.

Caterpillars leave holes on the leaves, and due to the tick they become bronze.

Similar views

1. Wisteria of China has light purple and sometimes white flowers. It grows to 15-20 m. Blooms almost all summer. Forms fruits in the form of beans. It has dense foliage and inflorescences, the brushes of which grow 30 cm long.
2. Japanese Wisteria has white flowers. She is not as beautiful and hardy as the rest of the species. Most often found on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus.
3. The multi-flowered or abundantly blooming Wisteria blooms with violet-blue flowers. Her brushes can grow up to 50 cm long. It begins to bloom later than the Chinese one on the 14-21th day (for more details about the abundantly blooming wisteria, see here).
4. In shrubby Wisteria, the flowers are painted in violet-blue. This plant reaches a height of 12 m. It is possible to grow in a container.
5. Beautiful wisteria pleases the eye with terry flowers of purple and white. She can grow up to 10 meters. Inflorescences reach a length of 20 cm, the same size are fruits.

More details about the types and varieties of wisteria can be found here.

Frost-resistant Wisteria macrostachia blue moon with proper care may well begin to bloom in the second year. This plant does not require special care. The main thing is to plant it in a good place, follow the rules of watering and help survive the cold time.

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