No, it's not May. And yet...
This spring, just as the wisteria was about to bloom, we were hit by a dry spell. Or maybe it got too cold. We weren't here so I can't say for sure, but when we got back to the house the wisteria buds were shriveled and dry. I was pretty sure the plant wasn't dead. (Could you kill it if you tried?) Sure enough, it soon leafed out and began its usual, rampant growth.
About three weeks ago I pruned back the vine. Pruned the hell out of it. And last weekend I'll be damned if I didn't see flower buds. What the?! It hadn't been my intent to provoke bloom, I just wanted to reduce the size of the vine, make it more manageable, keep it from pulling down the house.
Score!
It's just crazed this year. This ones a win win.
ReplyDeleteooh! i'll have to check the wisteria down the alley that i enjoy on my spring dog walks... it too got zapped, though i doubt it received a careful pruning afterward.
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that? Are you going to make wisteria wine?
ReplyDeleteWe sometimes see re-bloom around the neighborhood, but only for folks who prune without mercy. Luckily, you are capable of such ruthlessness.
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