Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria Sinensis) | 5 seeds

Please find for sale 5 fresh Wisteria Sinensis seeds, aka Chinese Wisteria. These are large seeds to collect, prepare, store and dispatch hence why relatively expensive. 

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Sweetly fragrant, Chinese Wisteria is a deciduous climber with twining stems that is prized by gardeners for its vigorous habit, beauty and sweet fragrance. Masses of drooping clusters, up to 1 ft. long (30 cm), of scented, pea-like, mauve flowers appear in late spring before the leaves. Since they bloom more or less simultaneously, they always produce a dramatic floral display. The flowers are followed by attractive, velvety, bean-like pods, 6 in. long (15 cm), which ripen in fall and may persist into winter. Equally attractive is the foliage of dark green, pinnate leaves which consist of 7 to 13 leaflets to about 3 in (7 cm) in length.

Germination/Sowing Guide

Wisteria seeds need a little preparation, whether you’re sowing them immediately or storing them until next spring. The tough outer hulls need to be weakened slightly to allow the embryo inside to germinate. Rubbing a nail file or similar against the edge of the seed to thin the shell works well, as does pressing the blade of a box cutter against the edge to create a shallow nick. After wounding the seeds, soak them in hot water for 24 hours to hydrate and further soften the shell.

Wisteria grow quickly, so it’s best to start the seeds in individual 3-inch pots to give the seedlings plenty of space to grow for their first few weeks of life. Choose pots with drainage holes around the bottom and fill them with a soilless seed-starting mixture because it’s sterile, moisture retentive and free from weed seeds, unlike some standard potting soils. Sow wisteria seeds 2 inches deep, which is a depth equal to about four times their width. Set the pots on a tray to catch any water that leaks from the drainage holes; then drizzle water into each pot to settle the soil.

Unlike many seeds, wisteria seeds don’t require very high temperatures to germinate. Keep night-time temperatures above 12c and daytime temperatures around 20c. Check the moisture level in the growing mixture every day and mist the soil with water whenever it feels mostly dry on the surface. Don’t let the soil dry out completely, but also don’t keep it dripping wet because the seeds might rot. Wisteria seeds take a month or more to sprout, at which point, move the pots near a bright, sunny window to encourage growth.

Once the wisteria seedlings produce two pairs of mature leaves, it’s time to transplant them into larger nursery containers to continue growing until it’s time to plant them in the garden.  

Grow the seedlings under bright, sheltered conditions outdoors, watering each week when the soil dries out on the surface. Wisteria vines need little to no fertilizer early on, so avoid feeding until after they’re planted in their final location.