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Wisteria Woe

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LittleWingSoul · 26/08/2020 12:40

Has autumn come early for my wisteria? Or is it dying?

It is a grafted plant in a large planter, about a foot tall when originally planted in April, on a south facing wall, regular watering and occasional feed with NPK.

A wisteria newbie and I'd be gutted if it has just given up the ghost!

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LittleWingSoul · 27/08/2020 14:28

Bump

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Beebumble2 · 27/08/2020 15:07

Hmm. My Wisteria grows in a planter larger than 12 inches tall, about 20inches. It is about 12 Innes circumference across the top, but slightly square shaped.
However, the type I have is a slower growing variety. Yours has put on a lot of growth and should have a summer prune. Good advice can be found on the RHS website which might help you.

peajotter · 27/08/2020 22:52

Mine (inherited, massive, in ground in north England) is still very green. Any chance the pot is waterlogged if you’ve been under the recent rain?

LittleWingSoul · 28/08/2020 08:36

Thanks both. We had a few dry and windy days so I made sure I didn't water it as I saw on RHS about waterlogging. But actually I did, as I saw that as a good opportunity to feed it and it get right to the roots. Maybe I made it worse! Will try summer pruning... It did put out loads of shoots very quickly, I assumed due to the very warm weather earlier in the season.

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LittleWingSoul · 28/08/2020 10:37

As a point of reference (and also just because I am very proud of it!) other creepers are doing very well, this passiflora was from a cutting!

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