{"product_id":"wisteria-showa-beni","title":"Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cstrong\u003esilky wisteria\u003c\/strong\u003e in its most celebrated pink: broad racemes of large rose-pink flowers, each lit by a white flash, opening early in May among young leaves sheened with silver down. It carries perhaps the finest scent in the genus, a sweet violet-grape perfume that reaches across a garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully hardy (H6) and supplied as a grafted plant that flowers young, it brings the wisteria season forward a beat and pairs its shorter racemes with real flower size. A clockwise twiner, unusually, so note that when first tying in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun to light shade on stout wires, pergola or as a standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e fertile, moist but well-drained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e to 8 m trained; pruning sets the scale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H6, fully hardy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the season with 'Showa-beni', then hand over to \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wisteria-kimono\"\u003e'Kimono'\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wisteria-kuchi-beni\"\u003e'Kuchi-beni'\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wisteria-floribunda-black-dragon\"\u003e'Black Dragon'\u003c\/a\u003e. Early nectar for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinators\u003c\/a\u003e, early silk for the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown grafted plants. Pruning calendar in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58370064908671,"sku":"WISTSHOW23","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/showibeni.jpg?v=1789655792","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/wisteria-showa-beni","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}