Quite often I am asked at what moment in time I prune the wisteria. I
have to think that over. Mainly because I prune the wisteria several times a
year.
A wisteria is a vigorous plant. After flowering the plant makes many
long shoots. All those cost the plant a lot of energy. So I prune those shoots back
at 5 cm on the main branch. SNAP!
In summer the plant again goes to a lot of growth, SNAP! I cut the long shoots
again. And in autumn, SNAP! Even in winter. I cut back all the long shoots I
have not noticed before. SNAP! So each shoot is cut back to 5 cm on the main
branch.
The only time I do not SNAP! is in spring. In spring the buds swell and eventually
the beautiful lavender blue flowers grow out of all those little stumps. The
blue flowers smell too, I am delighted. They are irresistible!
The secret of a beautiful flowering wisteria? I can be brief about that.
SNAP!
SHORT!
Have a nice week in the garden.
Hetty
In a few days......
.... the flower buds......
........will start flowering.
Oh, these flowers.....
....... are beautiful and they scent so sweet.
Not my house. Look how vigorous they grow!
Dear Hetty,
ReplyDeleteI think wisteria is a very beautiful climber, but I have never grown it myself. I am a bit worried that it grows to0 vigorously and all the pruning-probably too much effort for me. At the gardens at Schönbrunn they have a long pergola with wisteria. When I visited Schönbrunn last year and was walking through the pergola I realised that lovely fragrance. Before, I hand´t known that it smells so lovely.
Best wishes,
Lisa