Wisteria

[haras2]

I have 2 year old Wisteria which is not yet in leaf.
Have I lost it or is it too early yet?
There was no really hard frost here over the winter

[haras2]

Barmaid, that's great to hear.
I'm in West Wales which is usually very mild - are you further south maybe ?
As for your lovely cat - join the club!

[pastafreak]

I haven't got a wisteria or a garden ...sob!
So I'll just comment on cat food. Toby the former street cat used to be grateful for any food and wolfed it all down. Now the nose goes up at Whiskas...felix...anything that's fine cuts of chicken, even fresh cooked chicken. It's gourmet gold all the way...as long as it's pate or melting heart...and the dry food in the blue bag.
Post pictures when your wisteria is in bloom(or is it too young?)...they are utterly gorgeous!

[Barmaid]

I'm in Cambridgeshire, Haras. Mine were planted in a silly position before we came here. The ones that are slow do not get enough sun.

Wisteria need watering well in late summer since that will promote the flowers in the next year.

You could have a later flowering type tho. Don't give up - try watering it and top dressing with a blood/bone meal type feed.

[haras2]

Barmaid:-)
Missed you last night,
thanks for the help.
This is the first Wisteria I have had, so a bit of a novice.
It came from Cross Common Nursery, it's called W.
floribunda longissima alba and was planted in June
2020.
I didn't realise that there are early and late varieties so I don't know which it is.
But time will tell :-))

[Buenchico]

>>> I didn't realise that there are early and late varieties so I don't know which it is.

This nursery says that your variety flowers in 'early Summer'
https://www.bluebellnursery.com/Wisteria/2782-Wisteria-floribunda-Longissima-Alba.html
with other links being more specific and saying 'June'. Given that wisteria start flowering from March onwards, that seems to make it clear that it's a late-flowering variety.

You might find this useful:
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/a-foolproof-guide-to-growing-wisteria-178556

[haras2]

Thanks for all that info Buenchico, I can now feed and water and hope that it flowers in June, although it's only 2 years old