I live in Los Angeles. I moved into my house in 1992. There is a
wisteria that grows on the handrail in the front yard. It gets a lot
of sun. For the first several years I lived here, it flowered every
spring. For the last several years, it leaves beautifully but has
zero flowers.

What should I do so it flowers again?

Thanks.

Bob

"Bob Stock" wrote in message
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What should I do so it flowers again?



Are you feeding?


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Toni
South Florida USA
Zone 10

On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 04:59:00 -0500, "Toni" wrote:

"Bob Stock" wrote in message
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What should I do so it flowers again?

Are you feeding?

Nope - not doing anything, actually. Looks like I should be doing
something, which is why I posted.

Bob

"Bob Stock" wrote in message
...

Are you feeding?

Nope - not doing anything, actually. Looks like I should be doing
something, which is why I posted.



I would then suggest that you begin feeding. Plants need nutrients and soil
becomes depleted over time.
Organic compost is my primary choice, but even supermarket 20-20-20 would be
a start.
You may choose to use a "flowering" formula to help it along- that would be
a fertilizer with a higher middle number like 5-10-5 or some such.
If it were *me* I would use a general formula to get the plant back into tip
top shape before asking it to perform, but others may say it's fine to push
for blooming this season.


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Toni
South Florida USA
Zone 10

I would change that to "must". actually most failure to flower is too much shade,
flowers getting blasted by cold weather, and too much leaves (needs to be pruned
sharply). do a google search for wisteria pruning. Ingrid

"Toni" wrote:
You may choose to use a "flowering" formula to help it along- that would be
a fertilizer with a higher middle number like 5-10-5 or some such.
If it were *me* I would use a general formula to get the plant back into tip
top shape before asking it to perform, but others may say it's fine to push
for blooming this season.



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"Bob Stock" wrote in message
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I live in Los Angeles. I moved into my house in 1992. There is a
wisteria that grows on the handrail in the front yard. It gets a lot
of sun. For the first several years I lived here, it flowered every
spring. For the last several years, it leaves beautifully but has
zero flowers.

What should I do so it flowers again?

Thanks.

Bob

skip all the above crap and just leave it alone. As for "feeding",
plants make thier own food. You should never have to fertilize
wisteria, ever. Fertilizing can make things worse, since the added
nitrogen will probably cause it to concentrate more on vegetative
growth. When you plant wisteria you have to do it with the knowledge
that these are plants that do not flower reliably.

On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 00:13:50 +0000, Bob Stock wrote:

I live in Los Angeles. I moved into my house in 1992. There is a
wisteria that grows on the handrail in the front yard. It gets a lot of
sun. For the first several years I lived here, it flowered every spring.
For the last several years, it leaves beautifully but has zero flowers.

What should I do so it flowers again?

Thanks.

Bob


Pruning pratices are VERY important to Wisterias. Prune back the long
vines until each have 5-7 nodes left. Also have you been feeding it?
If not do.

Tom

Hi Bob,

You should find this site most helpful.
http://www.rippingale.com/~meacham/wisfaq.html

Newt