Posted by Libet on May 07, 19100 at 11:49:46:
In Reply to: Wisteria Doesn't Bloom posted by Brenda Slaven on April 27, 19100 at 13:34:44:
maybe wait just a little longer - I share the same frustration
I found the following to encourage the wait:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/answers/qanda38.htm
Q I want to grow wisteria over my patio
overhang. How can I find wisteria that will
bloom the first year? How quickly can I expect
it to grow?
A No wisteria will bloom the first year,
unless you find an old, blooming plant and
transplant it with care, preserving a lot of the
roots. Wisteria take several years--in some
cases as many as seven--to bloom the first time.
The first year, expect one or two stems to grow
six feet. The next year, cut back to one stem in
early spring, after the buds grow and the new
shoots have grown tough enough to survive
high winds. Train the one stem straight up so it
will carry its own weight as the vine grows
older. You can expect it to grow ten feet and
more. The next year, many stems, and many
feet of growth.