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It’s not unusual to hear someone lamenting the vigour of their wisteria, and the habit it has of shooting out long, mischievous stems bent upon pulling off guttering or winkling their way under roof tiles. And there’s no denying that wisteria needs a firm hand. Whether it has anything on the round-leaved bittersweet (Celastrust orbiculatus) currently assailing the outdoor furniture of our house, I’m not entirely convinced – this vine is a beast, growing at a rate so prodigious that it puts the wisteria into the shade – both figuratively and, were they growing together, I have no doubt quite literally as well. There should be yellow spindle-like berries with orange inners, but you need either the hermaphrodite variety – which this clearly isn’t – or both male and female plants, which we don’t have. But it gives us cover in the courtyard in summer, and glorious butter-gold leaves in autumn, so it’s staying put. Which is just as well, as I’m not sure I could get rid of it even if I wanted to.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
