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Kaline538Kaline538 Posts: 25
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hello 
I have a wisteria in a large pot that it has been in for about 10 years it flowers 1 and nerved flower again I’ve prund it once and feed it last year after advice it does form what looks like what would be flower but never form,,,, can anyone help with what I should do😀
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The compost used for pots and troughs has food supplies for 90 days.  You can therefore assume your wisteria is too hungry to make flowers.   It may also be pot bound.  You can check this by lifting out and seeing if the roots are going round and round and are packed tight.  If they are, give it a good soaking, loosen the outer roots with your hands or a small garden fork and then plant into a bigger pot with fresh John Innes no 3 type compost.

    Make sure it is adequately watered all year and give it an annual top dressing of rose or tomato fertiliser every spring plus occasional liquid feeds of seaweed.

    The other thing to get right is the pruning regime which will promote formation of flower buds.  You have to prune twice a year in July/August and Jan/Feb.   See here for how and where and when - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=242 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Kaline538Kaline538 Posts: 25
    Hi obelixx
    thank you for your help,,, so if I do all of that this year ,as in now! Will it still bloom this year or is it to weak and to late to help this years buds I mean it has lots of lovely green leaves so something is going Wright or is it😂
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Too late for this year as the flowers are out now.  You need to follow the feeding plan now and then the pruning in summer and winter as this diverts energy into flower bud formation.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • BobFlannigonBobFlannigon Posts: 619
    I've just removed one from a (large) pot that has been there for 2 years and not flowered.  I can't seem to get enough moisture into it and so it was affecting the other plants in the pot- they weren't flowering either.  I've put it in the ground now.  Hopefully it'll flower next year.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I have two whoppers, in the ground, inherited when we bough this place 3 years ago and now flowering beautifully after lots of pruning and feeding.  Here is one, looking a
    bit bedraggled after last night's storms.



    We also have a small white one in a pot waiting for its permanent home.  It was in flower when we bought it but it didn't flower last year.   Looking strong and healthy for this year tho as I upped the feeding and watering and aim to get it in the ground by next autumn.




    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Kaline538Kaline538 Posts: 25
    So hear she is in all her glory 😂 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Well, she looks healthy enough at the moment ! I think a bigger pot might well be a good idea. I like all the pebbles with names on :) Do you plan to put her in the ground eventually? 
  • Kaline538Kaline538 Posts: 25
    Hello annid
    i wasn’t going to put her in the ground,,,, but I’m thinking now maybe she would be happy there ,,, I’ve bin on line and got John inns no3 and a 60lt pot ,,,, I may saw the bottom of then put her in on the lawn next to we’re she is now as I car thank dig ,, then hopefully she will think she’s in the ground,,, or am I wrong to do that 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I always think plants are happier in the ground rather than a pot tbh  :) It's hard for me to tell from your photo,  but is she trained up against some kind of pergola, and then you are hoping to cover the roof of it with the plant? I was wondering if may be you could lift the paving stone the pot is on, fill that with really good soil and plant her straight into the ground there, but l must admit l know very little about wisteria so someone else is very likely far more expert than me !
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    That would be the best solution. Wisterias are very greedy big plants which need lots of feeding and watering. They do much better in the ground as AnniD says.  Good luck with yours.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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