Wisteria

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I’ve had a small dwarf, about 3ft) Wisteria growing in a pot. It’s been happy for about 4 years and last year had numerous flowers.
This year the leaves have been very slow to appear, although they did look like they were developing.
Now it appears to be dead, except for some grow that’s appeared from below the graft point, under the soil.
My question is ; do you think this new growth will fully develop and produce flowers? I’ll be sad if it’s really finished.

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Can you put it in soil in the garden? Just wondering if it's needing fresh soil and room to grow
I'm no expert but that springs to mind

It’s very hard to kill wisteria but I guess it depends on how big the pot is, maybe it’s root strangled if it’s too small?

I would also say my wisteria is in full bloom, but my neighbours is just starting, it’s only buds, no blooms yet, so my leaves are just starting to appear too.

Can you post an image of it?

Thanks for the replies. I can’t put it in the ground where I need to position it, the pot is a quite large planter, but I will investigate the roots. Possibly saving it by moving it to another part of the garden.
I’m going to have to temporarily move it, when our new windows are put in, so I intended to repot a larger planter, but it is a dwarf one bought for lower growth.
My concern is, if the shoots are below the graft will they ever flower or will I just be better off getting another wisteria? I priced them up yesterday, shocked!!!

If it’s below the graft then there’s no certainty it’ll flower. I’d be tempted to leave it to its own devices in a bit of the garden just as foliage for a few years and buy a new grafted one. They don’t last forever in a pot, they really need to be in the ground.

If it’s below the graft, it’s coming from the rootstock, which is a different species from the one grafted on to it. My expectation is that it will eventually flower, but far inferior to the grafted plant.

If you want the top to survive, you’ll need to get rid of the growth from the rootstock.

If you’re sure the top is dead, you might be better cutting your losses and see what the rootstock will give you, at least till you save up for a new one

Thank you. You have confirmed my suspicions.
What I’m now thinking is that I will plant it in the ground in another part of the garden and see what happens. Then after the window replacements buy another one and a larger planter.

Had a think, I’m going to investigate under the membrane and pebbles to see if I can plant the new one in the soil. Thanks for the advice.