Wisteria woes?

I have a wisteria vine that has been growing for a few years. I have never had any flowers at all. What am I doing wrong?


It is climbing up an arbor and then up a tree, very prolific and lots of leaves and vines, but no flowers.


Thanks for you help


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Wisteria woes?
I once had a lilac bush that was newly planted when I moved in. I lived there for about 3 years %26amp; it never bloomed although it was very healthy looking. I talked to an older lady %26amp; she told me that most flowering bushes will not bloom until they are 6-7 yrs old. I planted a butterfly bush the next fall %26amp; had blooms the next spring.
Reply:My mother in law had one for 20 years. We finally talked to someone about it. Wisteria's need a lot of sun to bloom. Hers was planted in the shade
Reply:the same thing happend to me. an older gardener friend told me what to do,it sounds cruel lol but you dig around the roots until their exposed and take a baseball bat, or a club of some kind ; (nothing sharp that will cut ) and you beat on the roots just so they are softened up.then water and cover with soil again and water . the beating stimulates the flow of what ever it is that produces flowering. it worked on ours after 6 yrs. of no flowers now fowersand more flowers good luck.
Reply:Wisteria can be fickle, a way of promoting blooms I've come across, which will sound very unusual, is neglect. Don't fertilize, cut back on water. The wisteria will try to bloom if it thinks its dying. I've even heard of people laying the vine on to the ground to further 'trick' it in hopes it will bloom.
Reply:With non-blooming wisterias, the key is being persistent and patient. They grow best in full sun and moist soil. A young plant needs at least 10 years to get established. If the plant was raised from seed, then it could take even longer. For a blooming vine, a late cold snap might kill flower buds.





If after 10 years, the cultural conditions are right and the wisteria still refuses to bloom, then action should be taken to coerce the stubborn vine into bloom.





The following flower-inducing methods may appear drastic, but consider it "tough-love" — the reward might just be a beautiful, blooming plant.





Wisteria vines put on much vegetative growth during the summer. Make sure to keep these long whip-like growths trimmed back constantly.





Flower trusses appear on next year's new growth, so at each pruning, trim back the vines to two nodes (where the leaves join the stems). Because the vines are so vigorous, pruning it several times during the season is not out of the question.





Thin extra vines so there is room for sun and air to get through. Don't be afraid to prune wisteria hard.





Wisterias that are reluctant to blossom sometimes respond to root pruning. Use a good sharp spade and slice a few feet out from the stems, all around the vine. Push the spade back and forth in the ground, making a trench, and add superphosphate. Use a few pounds for each inch of trunk diameter. Mix it into the soil in the trench and then close up the crevice. The superphosphate will encourage blooming. Do not use fertilizer containing nitrogen. Too much nitrogen can cause excess leaf growth at the expense of flowers.
Reply:You may just need to get a female plant. and give it some time.

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