Wisteria

[masma]

We have a 6 year old wisteria which still hasn't flowered, will it ever flower do you think?

[janbee]

I have Wisteria and it took 7 years to flower for the first time. Fingers crossed for next year masma.

[landscaper2]

Trim back long new growth to 4 or 5 buds in Augustish to keep shape. Then trim these back to 2 buds in winter and this should encourage flowering.

[masma]

Excellent - thank you x.

[Prudie]

Feed it a rice pudding (an old wives tale)

[masma]

Ha ha Mr M would be outside with a spoon eating it!

[Prudie]

Seems daft and doubt it has any scientific basis but my mother moaned about her wisteria never having flowered and someone said about the rice pudding. She made one from scatch and dug it into the soil (yuk) and it flowered the very next year!
Seriously I think it is quite common for them to take up to 8 years to flower.

[masma]

Prudie - I think I'll wait another year but keep your tip in mind.... x.

[Barmaid]

Make sure you keep it well watered. We have 2. One is prolific - the other has only started flowering this year. It got cut back hard last year after been watered regularly. Seems to have rewarded our interest in it.

[anneasquith]

hi masma , ttfn is looking for you in " pets " i hope all went well yesterday.

[Frank97]

This is no help, but I heard the same question asked on Gardeners Question Time, their answer was " move house and it will definetly flower next year"

[georgev]

I have one and it flowered the year after planting. I've been advised that their roots need to be extra deep, as they like to be really cold and suffer if not planted deep enough when the weather is hot and heats up the root. If the plant is already established, you can try and remedy this by putting slate or bricks round the base to keep the roots cool!

[katerich48]

Here's another version mine's in a big pot and flowered after 3 years...and is prolific every year and still in its pot..

[boxtops]

My neighbour followed the 5-bud/2-bud advice, and her flowers are prolific this year. Hers is three years old, she had it as a new-house gitt when she moved in.

[ladybirder]

Depends how old it is when you bought it of course.

[atalanta]

Go out, stand next to it, and threaten it. Say " If you don't flower next year, your'e firewood !".
My father had an old Cox apple tree which had never fruited properly, and he did that. The following autumn he had to prop up the branches with old brooms and clothes props, the crop was so heavy.