How to grow wisteria flowers?

How to grow wisteria flowers? The Wisteria, commonly known as wisteria, is native to the far East and more specifically China and Japan and belongs to the family of Papilionaceae.

It is a genus of 10 species of shrubs, climbers and rustic.

ll Wisteria is one of the most robust and Creepers. In our climates lives well so it is also easy to grow.

If you want to buy a Wisteria is best done in the spring when it flowered, or late April/may


Because a wisteria, also in good health, not flowers?

There are also plants very old for no apparent reason, they never bloomed, and others who have given of small flowers or boring or later.

The main reason may be that reproduced by seed is wisteria. The Wisteria seed have reproduced a long juvenile period during which there is blooming. This period of "maturation" can last 10 or anche15.
When you buy a Wisteria ask your supplier the most extensive warranties.

Some varieties of Wisteria floribunda (Wisteria of Japan) even if reproduced by grafting have a juvenile period that lasts from 2 to 4 years during which there is blooming.
These varieties are the most showy blooming, you have to have patience.
The most suitable soil is clayey, but wisteria adapts to living well in any type of soil, the important thing is that this is well drained and rich of organic substance

Pruned regularly your Wisteria pruning enhances flowering.

Multiplication
can occur both by cutting and grafting. In the first case in the period from late July to late August is taken of the branches of the year and to entrench in a mixture of peat and sand at a temperature not below 16° C, for a better establishment is better spray water on the leaves, several times a day.
In the multiplication, in March we take the slips from the plant, and nest them on the root of Wisteria sinensis, then Earth and keep at a temperature of -18° c. 16
The Wisteria plant can be propagated by seed or tip (but is not recommended)


Fertilization: unimproved by fertilizer on Wisteria with nitrogenous fertilizers, this substance enhances the growth at the expense of flowering, the Wisteria is a Legume and if its nitrogen requirements. Frequent fertilizing with phosphorous fertilizers that help the ripening of the gems.Feed 1 or 2 times a year with complex fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. After 2 or 3 years, when the plant is well reinforced the nitrogenous fertilizers decreased up to stop them altogether. Adult healthy plants and continue to give of phosphorus fertilizer only 1 time per year.

Pruning

Pruning of the Wisteria is always required. Need to contain excessive growth and to give it a more orderly.

Summer pruning: the summer pruning promotes maturation of future flower buds. You do during the month of July/August and is to shorten the branches of 1 year leaving about 1 meter long. It is advisable to cut away all the shoots and stolons that are formed at the foot of the tree. These would remove force and if the plant is telltale and could be absolutely useless suckers wild.

Winter pruning:-you do in winter after the fall of the leaves. In colder areas it is best to wait until the end of frost. You have to shorten all branches of 1 year leaving 4/6 buds. Delete this occasion even weak, broken branches or dried and all the suckers at the base of the stem. If you want to extend the plant you have to leave a suitable branch and tie it into shape and desired direction.

Diseases
The wisteria is a very rustic and robust plant, but is attacked by parasites and fungi as every living being.

Black aphid-plant lice are visible to the naked eye, especially in spring and in wet seasons. With hot weather and dry the problem resolves without specific interventions. Can be malicious but only on young plants. If necessary treat the younger Wisteria aficida product.
Red spider-manifests itself in the hot and dry season, hitting all the plant but especially adult leaves giving it a typical look "smoky leaf". In fact often confused the lack of water. With the arrival of cooler season resolves the problem. In case of strong attacks dealing with a product of mites, repeating the treatment after 10 days.

Synusiae-fungal diseases of Oidium (powdery) which produces whitish spots on the leaves, sometimes irregular are attacked even the young shoots.

The Cercospora produces circular patches on the leaves.

The Phyloosticta which produces small necrotic spots. None of these diseases creates serious damage and usually not nece