Wisteria flowers extraordinarily profusely if the location is well chosen and it is watered and pruned regularly. Grafted plants flower earlier.
The wisteria (wisteria) enjoys great popularity as a "facade climber". Especially in summer, when it enchants the green of the facade with its purple or blue-white panicles of flowers, it is an extraordinary feast for the eyes.
The disappointment is all the greater when the wisteria takes care and produces only a few or no flowers at all. There are various causes of flowering fatigue in wisteria.
Here are 4 tips on how to effectively counteract flowering-weary wisteria from the outset:
1 The location should be warm and dry
The Wisteria prefers a sunny, warm place. If the chosen location is too shady and cool, then it will not bloom or it will only form sparse flowers. It is therefore advisable to consider in advance where the best place to place the climbing plant is in the house or garden if you want it to fully unfold its blooms in summer.
2 Wisteria likes wet feet
Once the best possible location for the wisteria has been found, it also gets its regular place there. Wisteria likes "wet feet", on the one hand for its growth and on the other hand for an attractive flower.
You should therefore not water too sparingly. It is very important in the hot summer. However, you should make sure that there is no waterlogging
3 Regular pruning encourages flowering
Regular pruning encourages the wisteria to continue to bloom reliably and profusely in the future. The flower panicles are formed on the short shoots. If the branches are too long, there will be no flowering. Sometimes a second summer cut helps. The climbing plant is shortened for the first time in July. Young shoots can be cut back to 3 leaves in August. In this way, the plant concentrates its energy for flowering.
4 Grafted plants at an advantage
The Wisteria donates enough seeds after flowering. Some hobby gardeners are slightly inclined to germinate young plants from it. Wisteria grown from seeds only has a moderate flowering success. It takes years to bloom. If he then blooms over timeare rather sparse.
But if you want to look forward to a splendor of flowers soon after planting, we recommend that you buy grafted wisteria plants from the nursery.