Whisteria pruning advice.
Hello.
I have two whisteria planted in very large pots. They seem to be growing well since planted in April of last year. I pruned in Aug as advised but not in Feb for the plant's winter pruning as there was no growth to prune then! Went on holiday in mid May and returned to find lots of bushy leaf growth. As of yet I do not know if these plants can flower, something I didn't think of when I bought them. It maybe that all of the plant's energies have gone into this summer bushy growth and therefore there will be no flowers this year. My question is, should I carry out the late winter pruning now or just leave things until Aug once again?
Also, there nothing to prune in Feb, is this because the plant's are young?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Kind regards.
Drew.
I have two whisteria planted in very large pots. They seem to be growing well since planted in April of last year. I pruned in Aug as advised but not in Feb for the plant's winter pruning as there was no growth to prune then! Went on holiday in mid May and returned to find lots of bushy leaf growth. As of yet I do not know if these plants can flower, something I didn't think of when I bought them. It maybe that all of the plant's energies have gone into this summer bushy growth and therefore there will be no flowers this year. My question is, should I carry out the late winter pruning now or just leave things until Aug once again?
Also, there nothing to prune in Feb, is this because the plant's are young?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Kind regards.
Drew.
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This link to infor from the RHS should help - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=242
The no leaves bit did throw me!
Any view/advice as to me carrying out 'the winter pruning' now or should I just wait till Aug to prune again?
Regards.
Drew.
I have two large wisteria inherited when we moved in 18 months ago. They were looking a bit tatty so I pruned off untidy bits that October and removed stems going up behind guttering and so on. They got a generous handful of pelleted chicken manure, a good drink and a mulch of compost. Then, in February, I tidied up some more while it was easy to see what was what. We had a stunning display of flowers and then very enthusiastic growth so I shortened the flowered stems once they flowers faded and kept an eye on long whippy stems growing in the wrong direction. They flowered again in August and were dead-headed afterwards.
Didn't get around to doing the proper winter prune as I had all sorts of pots sheltering beneath them this winter for protection against cold winds but I have done some more dead-heading and cutting back now that flowering is over. This is the sort of effect you're aiming for when they do start to flower. Some varieties have foliage and flowers at the same time and some flowers before foliage.
Regards.
Drew.