Wisteria not awake yet.

Hi
I have a wisteria alba which is about six years old. It flowered last year for the first time which i was thrilled about and has grown well with no problems. This year so far it has failed to "wake up". On checking the twigs they appear soft and green but there is no bud swelling or sign of new growth. Usually it has sprouted by now. My neighbour has a blue one which although growing has only a couple of flowers this year which is unusual as it is normally covered at this time of year. Is there a problem this year with wisteria and can anyone offer any advice on mine? thank you!

 

most of the wisteria in my area have already bloomed

 

Give it some time. Mine has only just started to grow. I pruned it quite hard and repotted it this year so I could move it where it has more room. Mine is an Amethyst Falls. That may have something to do with it too.......

 

I have taken a good look at it as there are still so signs of growth. The buds/leaf joints have died. The outer stems seem to have died as well. Some stems appear relatively pliable so i would assume they are ?? ok but deep down i think it has had it for some reason. I will wait now and see if it "breaks" further down the stems.

 

It is not looking good ,and it is more likely it has past away .but best give it a few more weeks just in case .
Dave

 

I have had my wisteria about 6 years now, it has flourished leaf wise well,climbing up the front of my house(north facing). I have had to cut it back every year as it grows right to the top of my house but it has never flowered, although it did have a few buds on it this year,but not for long. It is a purple/blue flower on the label but these buds were greenish with white tips and fell of within a day or two.Do I need a special food for it to enhance flowering?

 

If it was raised from seed, rather than being "grafted", it will take several years to bloom - if you've had it 6 years then it should be "soon".

If it was grafted then it should have been blooming pretty much "from new"

You could feed with a Potash fertilizer (such as a Tomato fertilizer, although they are usually liquid and you might be better off with a granular type, preferably slow-release - perhaps a specialist Rose fertilizer (such as "TopRose") would be best??

 

Hi I have a very old wisteria tree. It was in full bloom and every were all round the side of our bungalow by the front door.It was on the roof the chimney with beautiful flowers I have cut it back 2x in 12 weeks. What I would like to know is .. as I have already cut away a lot of the dead wood away and loads of new shoots have come back.How if its poss can I try to bring back to life some of the older parts of this beautiful tree. Its been trained to stay against the side of the hse with an old frame on the wall. Ive tied a few branches back to train them gradually to grow that way.Cut it right back again yesterday.

 

Thanks a lot for the advice, I will try the fertilizer and I'll let you know the results. I bought it from a garden centre it was about 5ft in a large pot, therefore I do know if it was grafted or seeded. I will ask the garden centre when I next visit.

 

If reputable garden centre then it is likely that it was grafted, so perhaps the problem is elsewhere?

For grafted plants, like Wisteria, it is a good idea to buy them in-flower - no uncertainty then - but bit late for that advice now, sorry!

Was it a named variety? I suspect that many/most?? of those cannot be raised from seed, which would mean that it was grafted.