How to Grow and Care For Wisteria Flowering Vines

Where to Plant Wisteria

Plant in full sun. ...
Plant wisteria in fertile, moist, but well-draining soil.
If your soil is in poor condition, add compost; otherwise, wisteria will grow in most soils. ...
Choose a site away from other plants, as wisteria grows quickly and can easily overtake its neighbors.

How do you keep wisteria blooming?
How fast does wisteria vine grow?
What is the best feed for wisteria?
How often should I water wisteria?
What month does wisteria bloom?
Is Wisteria poisonous to dogs?
Are coffee grounds good for wisteria?
Where is the best place to plant a wisteria?
Is Wisteria an invasive plant?
Should you cut the pods off wisteria?
What can I plant near wisteria?
How do you take care of a wisteria plant?

How do you keep wisteria blooming?

Wisteria: How to Make It Flower

Above: Plant wisteria in a protected, warm spot in full sunlight (try to get this right the first time, because it does not like to be transplanted).
Above: Whether you want a tree or a vine, you should prune wisteria each year to encourage it to bloom.

How fast does wisteria vine grow?

Wisterias are slow to mature and may not begin flowering until three to five years after planting. Wisterias are rapid growers and can shoot up 10 feet or more in a single growing season. That's great if you want to quickly cover a fence or pergola, but you don't want the vines to overrun your garden.

What is the best feed for wisteria?

For best results, feed wisteria plants every spring. You can use Miracle-Gro Growmore Garden Plant Food or Miracle-Gro® Fish, Blood & Bone All Purpose Plant Food, but a rose or flowering shrub feed will generally give better results. In very well-drained soil, also feed with sulphate of potash in summer.

How often should I water wisteria?

During their first year, wisterias benefit from regular watering to help the roots establish. Once established, wisteria should only need supplementary water during dry periods.

What month does wisteria bloom?

Wisteria rewards well, a beautiful climber flowering between April and June. If Wisteria is growing well and happy in its spot, you may also get a second flush of weaker flowers in late summer around August time.

Is Wisteria poisonous to dogs?

While these climbing growers are useful for sprucing up your landscaping and vertical space, they can also be toxic to dogs and cats, particularly since wisteria contains poisonous seeds and pods.

Are coffee grounds good for wisteria?

Wisterias are prone to root rot, but your's may have succumbed to other problems as well. Don't put coffee grounds on wisteria. Coffee grounds have a quality similar to tea leaves: They are acid. Wisterias are not acid-loving plants.

Where is the best place to plant a wisteria?

Plant them in fertile, well-drained soil. Wisterias flower best in full sun so choose a south- or west-facing wall or pergola. They will grow in slight shade but flowering will be reduced.

Is Wisteria an invasive plant?

Found extensively throughout the eastern U.S., Chinese wisteria has been reported to be invasive in at least 19 states from Massachusetts to Illinois south to Texas. Wisteria prefers full sun, but established vines will persist and reproduce in partial shade. Vines climb trees, shrubs and manmade structures.

Should you cut the pods off wisteria?

Wisteria needs regular pruning to keep the growth and size under control, but it will also improve the flowering display.

What can I plant near wisteria?

Clematis and Wisteria can be perfect companions. They can happily share the same arch or trellis, both reaching for the sun.

How do you take care of a wisteria plant?

Caring for Wisteria

Each spring, apply a layer of compost under the plant and a 2-inch layer of mulch to retain moisture and control weeds.
Some gardeners swear by phosphorus to aid with flowering. ...
Water your plants if you receive less than one inch of rain each week.