Hydrangea Guide

Wisteria is generally a problem-free climber, with the most common complaints usually being a lack of flowers or wilting and yellowing leaves. But like all plants, there are a few pests and diseases to watch out for. Some of these can cause your Wisteria to not flower or to die back, so they cannot be ignored. We have put together a guide to help you identify what’s wrong with your Wisteria and what you can do about it. Wisteria pests…

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There are quite a few reasons your Wisteria may not be flowering, from the variety of the plant itself, through to its location and growing conditions to how you’re treating it. A couple of the most common reasons we see that cause a loss of flowers are, firstly, you have pruned it incorrectly and removed the flowering shoots, and secondly, you are either feeding it too much or providing them with too much nitrogen in the soil. Ideally, you should…

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Problems that you will experience with your Wisteria, such as graft failure and root diseases like honey fungus and Phytophthora root rot are either biological (pests and diseases), environmental (sun, location, etc.), or due to your care, for example, incorrect pruning results in no flowers. In this guide, I share my experience with all of these here and give advice on what to do about each of them. Specific problems I’ve already addressed specific problems in some of my other informative guides, Why…

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Without proper care, a Wisteria can damage your house or the support structures they are growing up, but if managed correctly, it’s more likely they won’t. Wisterias are strong and fast-growing climbing plants with substantial stems and roots. These huge and heavy climbing plants can live for many many years, in other words, they will outlast most of us, including myself. Many older houses have huge Wisterias climbing their outer walls, they simply look stunning and create the most amazing…

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Along with certain pests and diseases, there are a few other problems that might be behind the cause of the leaves on your Wisteria turning yellow or wilting. Common diseases that will affect your Wisteria include honey fungus and Phytophthora root rot and these are both root diseases. Waterlogging can also lead to root rot which in turn will cause both the wilting and yellowing of leaves. Another one, and one I have personally had issues with when growing wisteria…

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Wisteria is prone to scale insects, however, it’s important to know that there are many different types of scale insects, and it’s the specific Wisteria scale insect that can cause serious problems if they are left untreated. In small numbers, they aren’t usually a huge issue and can be easily maintained with the removal of them by hand. They are easier to identify in comparison to other scale insects because they are usually much larger than other scale insects (at…

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