Re: Wisteria and Trumpet Vine?

In a message dated 10/17/99 0:50:15 AM CST, llmen@execpc.com writes:

<< Yes, Wisteria needs a dormancy period.  Your question about bringing it
 inside for the winter suggests that you do not have it planted in the
 ground and it is still potted.  If so, that would explain why you have seen
 so little growth.  It needs to be planted in the ground and even then you
 may have to wait for quite some time before it blooms (I waited almost 8
 years for mine to bloom!) >>

Oops, didn't mean to be misleading.  It has been in the ground since I bought 
it.  I'm sure it gets too much shade so had planned to move it this fall but 
haven't got around to it.  Then thought, since I have to move it, maybe I 
could just pot it up and bring it inside for the winter.  

The clematis I brought inside died back and then started to grow again.  By 
the time I planted them outside, they had grown 2 - 4 ft which was quite a 
head start.  Although only one of the 3 bloomed this summer, they are 
substantially bigger than the one I planted outdoors the previous spring.  
Actually this one has grown so very little (if any) I have been thinking 
about bringing it in for the winter too.

Anyway, since the 3 clematis did so well, I was hoping the Wisteria might do 
the same.

Oh, one more thing -- when do the Trumpet vines set flower?  Do you think 
Super Bloom fertilizer (10-60-10) would help?  

Thank you for responding --
Best Wishes --
Barb
USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
"What this country needs is dirtier fingernails & cleaner minds."  Will Rogers
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