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Wisteria
hilsiscool
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in Plants
hi all,
was looking around the garden the other day and I have a wisteria plant which I have had for a couple of years now that I bo in Ald,
it is busy climbing our trellis but but has never flowered yet. Just wondering when it might flowe and any tips to encourage this?
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Thank you I might buy a newer one this year in bloom
Correct pruning helps. Have a look at this advice from the RHS - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=242
Agree with DHR, only buy one in flower if you want to guarantee future flowering. If you can't do that for some reason, buy one which is grafted. Small ones available from supermarkets and the like are usually grown from seed and there is no guarantee that they will ever flower. Having grown 2 flowerless ones from seed nearly 20 years ago and carefully pruned them exactly as per RHS advice, I speak from experience!
Actually, that's not completely true as one of them did flower once - the same year it died from honey fungus..
You might be lucky Aym but expect a long wait of at least 5 to 7 years. You never know though, you might get a stunner! That's the beauty of growing things from seed.
If you google 'Alan Titchmarsh pruning Wisteria' you will get a good video that shows you how to prune for flowers. It's really easy to follow. Had the first flowers on mine last year after following the instructions.