Can my wisteria still be saved?
You may need a little patience before your wisteria will bloom, but it can certainly be saved. Have you shortened some shoots too much and cut off all the flower buds? The wisteria will sprout again very soon. As a result of the pruning, it now grows more densely and should possibly be thinned out a little with the next cut.
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Does my wisteria now need special care?
Even after a wrong cut, your wisteria doesn't need a special one care. He recovers on his own. Too much care can even damage the plant, especially too abundant amounts of it fertilizer. Just make sure you have enough water and don't let the soil around your wisteria dry out.
When will my wisteria bloom again?
Did the wrong cut cause your wisteria not blooming, then you need a little patience. The buds form on the old wood, i.e. the shoots that grew in the previous year. If you Wisteria drives out well
, then you can count on more or less abundant flowering again next year. However, it takes a little longer after a radical cut.How do I prune my wisteria properly?
Trim your wisteria once or better twice a year. The first cut should be made about eight weeks after the main flowering, the second then in winter. Make sure you leave enough flower buds, otherwise the desired bloom will not appear.
The correct pruning for wisteria:
- Cut back twice a year
- 1. Cut back approx. 2 months after flowering
- all side shoots to approx. Shorten by 30 to 50 cm
- 2. Cut back in winter
- Shorten shoots trimmed in summer to 2 to 3 flower buds
- Flower buds are thicker than leaf buds
Tips
Don't worry about cutting your wisteria incorrectly, it will surely recover quickly.
