Re: Wisteria
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Wisteria
- From: D* M*
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 10:28:02 -0600
>At this new home there is a Wisteria vine - the previous owner said it
>is about 3 years old and has not bloomed yet - she expected it to bloom
>in the upcoming spring.
>
>Any advice about what to do with it? - It needs a little pruning to get
>it "neatened up" but I am not sure if I should just leave it alone until
>spring at this point.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bill Bollenbach
>Southeastern Pa
>
Hi Bill,
The key word with Wisteria is PATIENCE! This is not to say that your plant
won't bloom next spring, but I know folks (including myself) that have
waited 7-8 years for the first bloom. There are various things that people
can do to encourage their plant to bloom including root pruning and staying
away from high nitrogen fertilizers.
Go ahead and prune your plant for neatness, triming the side shoots back to
about 3 nodes from the main stem.
Good Luck.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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