These dramatic blooms add plenty of wow factor to your garden.
So how do you get those gorgeous, draping blooms to come back every spring and summer?
Try these tips to help your wisteria plant thrivewithout becoming a nuisance in your yard.
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That means, ideally, full sun and a well-fertilized, moist soil.
(Wisteria plants aren’t fans of drought-like conditions.)
“Wisterias need something to hang onto so you can grow up,” Hogan says.
“Any general trellis really is great to provide that support,” Hogan says.
It also makes pruning more manageable since you have a designated space for that wisteria."
Because wisteria flowers come on first-year growth, Hogan recommends pruning in late winter to ensure new flowering.
Japanese and Chinese wisteria will need additional attention.
Hogan says that’s likely a result of either over- or under-care for your flowers.
“ensure you are not over fertilizing and adjust your pruning.
Wisteria can ignore flower production and focus on vegetative stems/leaves if they are given too much nitrogen.
That in combination with improper pruning doesnt give the plant a sense of urgency to get to flower.”
