wisteria

[horseshoes]

My friend planted a wisteria plant about 7 years ago - it has grown well but still hasn't flowered. I told her that someone once told me that it can take about 5 years to flower but is 7 - 8 years OK too. Is there anything she can do to assist flowering. SHe has it planted along a lovely verandah and it's going to look stunning if and when it blooms. Thanks in advance.

[barry1010]

Is she pruning it properly? She must be savage with the pruning or it won't flower.
Did she start it from seed? That can take up to 15 years to flower.

[e.farnhill]

you can sometimes be taken in when buying Wisteria, always buy from a reputable company and check that the plant is a grafted one, not a cutting or a seedling.A grafted plant should be blooming by now.....ernie

[horseshoes]

Thank you both for your answers. SHe definitely wouldn't have grown it from seed. I'll tell her about the pruning though. How far must she prune it back then?