Wished for Wisteria

Besides bouganvilla, wisteria must be one of my favourite climbing plants and one that I always aspired to have gracing a wall of my house. For me it is a romantic, elegant plant with the similar grace of willow trees. I always have an emotional reaction to them.

We planted this pale wisteria about 3 years ago and were told that it can take 4 years to bloom. Promptly that year it gave us two stunning clusters. The next year about 20 and this year it is just magnificent. We couldn't begin to count the clusters. It has made it up to the upper terrace as you can see so we enjoy it sitting out on the table.

The other wisteria, more blue, is in a large raised bed by Reggie's office in the back garden. Perhaps it is not so happy there and gave us in the second year a few clusters as it did this year too. Well, we are grateful for that too and praise it. Perhaps its roots are restricted, as it doesn't climb much.

Unfortunately, wisteria blooms only for a few short weeks a year. But it has become an event we look forward to!