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Wisteria - sudden demise

Last post 15-06-2009 10:24 AM by Mo Coen. 4 replies.

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  • 14/06/2009 04:01 PM
    • Mo Coen
    • South West Surrey
    • 14 Jun 2009
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    I've been away for the weekend, and my beautiful healthy wisteria has shrivelled up. It's still a young plant and has yet to flower, but it looked lovely and lush on Saturday morning, and today (sunday) on my return, the leaves have gone quite crispy. No evidence of any bugs on the plant, and it's the whole plant - not just a localised area. Any clues to perk it back up?

  • 14/06/2009 04:46 PM
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    • susieg
    • London
    • 10 May 2009
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    I presume its planted against a wall...so being a new plant may simply be just starved of water in this sudden warm weather?

    Try giving it a good soak morning and night if the soil is dry and perhaps put something to protect the roots from the sun (some slate or paving laid around the foot of the plant will give some protection perhaps). Good luck.
  • 15/06/2009 06:23 AM
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    • Foxnfirefly
    • Virginia,USA
    • 01 Jul 2008
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    Wisteria have a reputation for being shay transplanters.  They seem to wobble and shrivel before they either win the fight or give up.  If yours was a recent transplant, this could be what is going on.  As long as it gets regular watering for a while, it should sustain if otherwise healthy and in good soil.  .
  • 15/06/2009 09:08 AM
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    Roots kaput likely - disease, water-logging who knows?  Had there been shoots from below the graft one might suspect graft failure, but probably not in this case.  If watering and feeding don't work, the bonfire is the only remedy.  If you want to replant do it after October and ideally not in the same spot unless you change the soil to a depth of 60cm and a diamter of at least 60cm.  Sorry

     

    Boggy

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  • 15/06/2009 10:24 AM
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    • Mo Coen
    • South West Surrey
    • 14 Jun 2009
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    Thanks for the tips - I gave it a good drink last night, and will protect the roots (perhaps the hens have given it a seeing to when they are free in the garden in the evening) and will keep my fingers crossed that it will respond. Will give it a couple of days before giving up completely. The plant is a couple of years old, and is climbing up one of the posts that support one of the pergolas in the garden. It's never been moved and there are no shoots appearing. Thanks again mo