We just built a new arbor outside and I went to my favorite nursery and bought about a 3 foot evergreen Wisteria to accent the arbor. I purchased it on Sunday and haven't planted it yet. It is not looking so well.... I watered it yesterday as it was pretty dry and looking wilted. I trimmed back some dead parts a couple days ago. I am just wondering if it is the shock of moving it that is causing this behavior or something else. It looked very pretty and full when I bought it and now it looks rather ill. Any ideas?
Hi and welcome to Gardenstew, The only thing I found about evergreen wisteria states it needs full sun and do not overwater. Moving it from the nursery to your home should not have caused it any stress unless you changed the amount of sun and water it receives. You probably should get it in the ground soon. If it has been growing in that pot for the last 6 months or so, it could be the roots are girdling (growing round and round in the pot) and killing it. Plus, depending on where you live, it needs to be in the ground long enough to establish itself before cold weather arrives so it can survive the winter. Good luck......now can we see a picture of your new arbor. We love pictures :-D :-D :-D
My advice is to get that thing in the ground so that it is not so prone to drying out. I am not aware of evergreen Wisteria. Do you know the Latin name? There are three types I am aware of and they are all deciduous. W. floribunda (Japanese Wisteria), W. sinensis (Chinese) and W. venusta (silky wisteria). I hope the evergreen stuff will grow here because I need an evergreen vine. muddy
Here ia a website that may interest you. http://nj.essortment.com/wisteriawister_riio.htm I bought two 6 foot wisteria last year and for one reason or another never got around to planting them until this spring. I actually thought I'd killed them off as they looked like nothing more than tall, dry twigs. However, I planted them up in the garden, filling the hole with multi-purpose, organic compost and watering it well. In went the wisterias and more water. Quite literally within days the plants had begun to show signs of new leaf buds. So maybe all your plant needs is to have a bit of breathing space too. Garden centres and nurseries can make plants look 'good' until they are actually bought but then it's left up to you to care for them. I would do as I did and see how you get on. :-D Keep in touch and let me know how your plant fares won't you?
This comes from Dave's Garden.com Millettia reticulata Family: Papilionaceae (puh-pil-ee-uh-NAY-see-ay) (Info) Genus: Millettia (mil-LET-ee-uh) (Info) Species: reticulata (reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tuh) (Info)
Thanks for the tips. I will plant it tomorrow night. I live in Eastern NC and I asked before buying if I could plant it now and he said you can plant them anytime. He was the one who suggested the Evergreen Wisteria "Millettia Reticulata" versus other kinds because we bought this house in a subdivision and there are virtually no trees at all in any of the yards- except what people have already planted themselves. I had a very private and colorful yard at my old home in MI. I can't stand not having flowers and trees around. So little by little I am starting over. Anyway Evergreen Wisteria is non- deciduous- that did it for me. Everything died in MI in winter and I didn't like it very much. I loved the fact that it would stay green all year and produce beautiful flowers spring and summer. I will work on getting some pics on here- need to locate my camera cord first. Thanks again, Christie
