Here is Carolina Jasmine--not in bloom, but blooms yellow.
Star jasmine--white, in bloom.
Alright, I love Wisteria as much as the next ice-tea totin' Southern gal, there are some things you should know before you plant this sucker.
Alright, I love Wisteria as much as the next ice-tea totin' Southern gal, there are some things you should know before you plant this sucker.
We had this in our Crooked Oak house, and it was beautiful, but at a price.
- It needs full sun or it won't bloom.
- It grows like crazy and needs lots of pruning. It is thick and difficult to prune. Prune at the wrong time and you will cut off the buds.
- It is very, very heavy. It bent our wood fence.
- It will grow 30-45 feet--up into your trees!
- They are picky about nitrogen and alkaline soils.
- Sometimes it doesn't bloom at all and without reason. It can be fickle.
- It only blooms for a little while. It doesn't look that great when it isn't in bloom.
- It is deciduous, so in the winter you are looking at bare woody vines.
Here is an article from Neil Sperry.
http://www.star-telegram.com/living/columnists/neil_sperry/story/1268845.html
I think Carolina Jasmine (blooms w/ yellow flower) or Star Jasmine (blooms w/ white flower) would work well there since you don't have full light. It is in bloom the same time as wisteria and also smells lovely. Either color would compliment your house.
I think it would be nice to do pillows that would complement the whole house and plant color scheme.
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Great points and it does not have much sun in that spot since there are those two big trees.
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