My sun porch is two stories high. I would think it would be very lovely vineing up the beams on my sun porch? Am concerned about how hot it gets out there in the summer. I had a Alabama Sweet Potato vine out there a couple of summers ago and it did quite well until winter came and the porch door was left open and the frost got it. Loved that Alabama Sweet Potato! Would like to have another.
2007-04-17 09:12:22 · 4 answers · asked by cluttertoclean 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I love wisteria and have three plants growing over an arbor.
Wisteria is not an indoor plant. It can take the heat, but also needs the direct sun.
I also do not think that it would make a good "pot" plant as it grows very large and puts down a lot of roots.
As wisteria grows, the vines turn to thick, heavy wood. It needs a VERY strong support. During spring and summer, it puts out many new vines. These require continual care and cutting back or your sun porch will become a "jungle room". The vines also can be destructive as they work their way into any little space (they can lift shingles off a roof!). If they were trying to get more sunlight, they might push through any little hole in your sun room.
Good Luck!!
2007-04-17 12:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by Cindy B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wisteria is often used a bonsai specimen, so it's a good choice for container gardening. You will need to root prune every couple of years, but that's not hard to do. And it can take severe pruning when necessary as well. You may not get flowers for some time though, especially if it's a wisteria that was grown from seed.
2007-04-18 12:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by chryse74 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would be very hesitant to bring a Wisteria indoors. If that plant really got going, it could well pull your sun porch down! They can be quite destructive. Good luck--
2007-04-17 10:19:10 · answer #3 · answered by connor g 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I never had a wisteria myself, but I did help a neighbor with tending hers where she had it out in the yard. The plant was very hardy- and if anything, we had to watch it so it didn't spread. This was after I cut and yanked out more honeysuckle than you could shake a stick at.
That shouldn't be a problem for you, since yours is in a pot. Just make sure it gets enough water.
2007-04-17 09:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋