Clematis and Japanese Wysteria?

i have 2 young wysteria vines comming froma friend, these vines are taken from cuttings but still wont flower for at least 2 yrs.


I already have wysteria growing up a trellis doing great, i LOVE it, now i find myself looking for places to put these 2 new vines.





right now i have a bed on either side of my large french doors. there is young clematis growing up either side. which will be cut back to 12" after the sweet autumn has done flowering.


I was wondering if i could plant the wysteria vines in the same beds as the clematis (one on either side of the doors).





Would the whysteria choke out the clematis? or viseversa would the clematis choke the wysteria? id think the clematis would climb through the wysteria making it a gorgeous all season show of flowers.





would that work without killing the plants? (there is plenty of room for the wysterias roots to spread, im just worried abotu it chocking my clematis vines.





I was wondering if i cou

Clematis and Japanese Wysteria?
There are apparently two schools of thought on this specific question. The one is that, as you say, when the clematis is cut down you still have the wisteria as a focal point of interest; the other is that the clematis, being less aggressive, may be choked out by the wisteria.





My suggestion would be to try it, see if you like the effect, and over the years you could always transplant the clematis if it just doesn't thrive.





There is a link below showing how to prepare for the planting of these, as well as two links showing the differing arguments.





Happy Gardening!!!
Reply:The main problem with Wisteria is the weight. You will need a large arbour to hold up these plants as they reach maturity, their vines look like tree trunks and will pull down anything but the most sturdy of structures. Hopefully your Wisteria will bloom in two years, some take up to seven.


I agree that it would be lovely to intertwine the two plants and would go ahead and do it. Just make sure that you add enough fertilizer. Good luck and remember to take a lot of before and after pictues.
Reply:I'd pretty much guarantee the Wisteria would win that battle in no time.