A beginner gardener must first learn how to cut back plants correctly, and this also applies to wisteria. But here, a mistake doesn't mean a death sentence, because a wisteria can even recover from a radical cut.

After a non-professional radical pruning, the flowering is usually very sparse

Can my wisteria still be saved?

You may need a bit of patience until your Wisteria blooms again, but it can certainly be saved. Did you trim some shoots too much and cut off all the flower buds? The wisteria will soon sprout again. Due to the pruning, it now grows denser and should possibly be thinned out a little with the next cut.

Does my wisteria need special care now?

Even after a wrong cut, your wisteria does not need any special care. He recovers all by himself. Too much care can even harm the plant, especially too much fertilizer. Just make sure you have enough water and don't let the soil around your Wisteria dry out.

When will my wisteria bloom again?

If the wrong pruning has caused your wisteria to not bloom, then you need a little patience. The buds form on the old wood, i.e. the shoots that grew in the previous year. If your wisteria buds well, you can count on a more or less lush bloom next year. After a radical cut, however, it takes a little longer.

How do I properly prune my Wisteria?

Prune your wisteria once or better twice a year. The first cut should be made about eight weeks after the main bloom, the second then in winter. Be sure to leave enough flower buds, otherwise the desired blooms will not materialize.

The right pruning for blue rain:

  • Pruning twice a year
  • 1. Cut back about 2 months after flowering
  • shorten all side shoots to approx. 30 to 50 cm
  • 2. Cut back in winter
  • shorten shoots pruned in summer to 2 to 3 flower buds
  • Flower buds are thicker than leaf buds

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Don't worry that you may have trimmed your wisteria wrong, it will surely recover quickly.

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