Wisteria and Morning Glory
A simple question: Will morning glory choke out wisteria under these circumstances: The wisteria is an established 2-3 year old plant being trained as a vine up and over a trellis. Since it will be possibly 3-15 more years before it will actually bloom, I want to plant morning glories in the same place, on the other side of the trellis. The part of the wisteria vine that will meet the morning glory will be young and tender as the wisteria vine is only about 8-10 feet now. Please help!
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Wisteria is a long lived (post #16266, reply #1 of 8)
Wisteria is a long lived shrubby climber; The genus Ipomea contains both Annuals & Perennials. "Morning Glory" is the common name of SEVERAL species of this genus. I'm trying to say I don't know exactly what kind of Ipomea you wish to plant.
I'd suggest that the Annual species of Ipomea might be MORE
vigouorous than the Perennial species. Because-it has to do 'everything' in that single season.
If you want a more vigourous annual to 'check' / domnate or smother a perhaps more slow growing Wisteria - then simply do nothing. Otherwise - keep an eye on the Morning Glory - CONSTANTLY - or it will win-that-competition.
okay. thanks. so, I will not (post #16266, reply #2 of 8)
okay. thanks. so, I will not be planting morning glory along side the wisteria. will clematis choke out the wisteria? you've been very helpful.
Hi - I think that's a better (post #16266, reply #3 of 8)
Hi - I think that's a better idea - so long as you don't choose one of the C. montanas, as they are much too vigourous.
There's 3 major groups of ' Clemmies ':-
a) The "Species" group ( i.e. including C.montana ) - Spring-flowering on the last seasons growth & need NO pruning.
b) The "Florida" group (which also includes "Patens" & "Lanuginosa" ) - Flowering late-spring/early summer & sometimes again in late summer. Prune lightly in early spring & tidy-away the weak stragglers Then after that 1st flush give a 2nd tidy by cutting back to 2ft all the stragglers & tie-in. Examples include 'Nelly Moser' & 'Marie Boisselot'
c)The "Jackmanii" group (which also includes "Texensis" & "Viticella" ) - Flowering from July onwards. These varieties flower on the growth they make In-that-Spring. So-they should be
pruned as the buds begin to swell IN that Late-Winter/Early Spring. So, prune back to within 18" of the ground. the key word is HARD. Examples include ' Mrs. Cholmondely ' ,'Jackmannii
Superba' , 'Ernest Markham' & 'Hagley Hybrid' .
So - I'd think you'd be best choosing one from Group (c) - as
it's going to be chopped-down to that 18" each Spring & will not
interfere very-long-each-season with your more long-term investment - the Wisteria.
If you can find any vine that (post #16266, reply #4 of 8)
If you can find any vine that can defear a wisteria, more power to you. The ony way I know to eliminate this plant is to cut it down to the ground and pour Roundup on the stump. Don't worry about your morning glories.
If you can find any vine that (post #16266, reply #5 of 8)
If you can find any vine that can defeat a wisteria, more power to you. The ony way I know to eliminate this plant is to cut it down to the ground and pour Roundup on the stump. Don't worry about your morning glories.
I agree with FrancesMarie. I (post #16266, reply #6 of 8)
I agree with FrancesMarie. I hope you have a sturdy support for your wisteria vine.
Wisteria sturdy support (post #16266, reply #8 of 8)
Thanks for your concern. my hope is that I can keep a close watch on it since I have to walk under it to get to my car. I'm in my thirties now so my plan is to keep it pruned to two vines and then cut the end of those two vines to keep it a certain length for many more years. by the time Im too old to see or travel too much maybe it will have grown big enough to support its self even if it does crush the vinyl arbor beneath it. plan b is to build a sturdier structure underneath it before it gets too heavy. i have three growing in different places. if they get out of hand and begin a battle, plan c is to video that battle and market it as a horror clip. please wish me luck.
Wisteria (post #16266, reply #7 of 8)
That's funn. I decided to go with a David Austin climbing rose, Crown Princess Maragarita. Thanks for your help. You have me curious about the group c clematis. I think Im going to try one somewhere else.