Tree Wisteria – 10 Seeds
(Bolusanthus speciosus)
R30.00
Tree Wisteria is a beautiful tree producing lilac blue fragrant pea-like flowers, hanging from the branches in bunches. Can be grown in containers.
Common names: Tree wisteria; Vanwykshout (Afr.); mogaba (Northern Sotho); umHolo (Zulu).
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Tree Wisteria (Bolusanthus speciosus) is a small deciduous tree, which can grow up to 7 m. It has brownish grey, fissured rough bark and also drooping branches. Leaves, which are spirally arranged, are suspended from drooping branches. The tree is normally multi-stemmed, but it can be pruned to form a single stem. When the tree has little leaves, it begins to bloom, with lilac blue fragrant pea-like flowers hanging from the branches in bunches, often covering the whole tree. Later it produces seed pods, each containing 3-8 smooth, yellow colored seeds. It is a protected tree in South Africa. The tree can be grown in a container. The tree can withstand moderate frost and is drought tolerant.
Common names: tree wisteria; Vanwykshout (Afr.); mogaba (Northern Sotho); umHolo (Zulu).
Growing Tree Wisteria
Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Spring.
Direct Sowing: Late Winter and Spring.
- Place the seeds in hot water and soak overnight.
- Sow the seeds in containers filled with river sand, covering lightly with finer sand.
- The seeds germinate quickly and can be transplanted after the second leaf has emerged.
- A soil mixture of equal parts river sand, loam and compost, is ideal.
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