| Be sure to put a hook in to hang your pruners on the deck. Both plants grow like crazy, may need lots of attention to keep them directed the right way. I was after my Wisteria all the time, it grew long tendrils very quickly and I wanted a tree shape. They say in articles, if you can get it going horizontally, it will bloom faster. As vine ages, you are supposed to be able to tell leaf buds and flower buds apart, so you quit pruning the flowers off by accident. Just keep whacking off the parts going the wrong way, branches sprouting in wrong places. Pruning hard at first will give it a better root system as well. Mine was over 3 inches thick in only a couple years, overwhelmed the small trellis. I had to move it and managed to kill it then. The Silver Lace vine grows tremendously fast as well. I have seen 6ft of growth in a couple weeks on an older vine. It just covers the whole fence. I was afraid it would get overwhelming to keep contained, never bought one. Great flowering, pretty to look at. Make sure you have good support for the vines, the growth is thick and heavy. Good luck with your little plants. They won't stay small very long! |
