Glad you have found your Blue Moon wisteria. I have one on order that should arrive any day now. It is said this particular variety can take temperatures as low as -40 f. Shall be interesting how it performs in my climate. Terry

We took down our old metal awning support this year. We had grown wisteria on the awning support (patio sized 10 x 12') for 15 years. Apparently patio sized awnings were hip in the 1970s when our rancher was built. The awning supports were very sturdy: my 200 lb. teenage boys can swing on them without bending. The wisteria trunks were 8-12 inches in diameter after 15 years. During the summer months, if it rained, the wisteria had to be trimmed every two weeks. Each trimming filled two trash cans (you can't compost it). It grew up under the roof shingles in a week if we didn't keep it cut far back from the house. I pruned according to the literature and got flowers for three different years out of the 15 years. Still don't know why it flowered or why not. This year we replaced the old awning supports and wisteria with a wooden pergola and we don't miss it! I do have three sprouts that survived on my swap list if anyone wants a vigorous twining climber! They are about five feet tall at this point.

Terry, I did nothing to the soil. All I did is dig two small holes under the brick pad of the trellis bench which was in place at the time, in order to plant them. I added no compost or anything. The only fertilizer I give it now and then is some high phoshorous fertilizer (Miracle Grow Bloom Buster, I think) that I have dissolved in some water. They seem to grow without too much attention or special care. Yes, it is true.... you don't want to give it much if any, nitrogen fertilizer. Good luck this year! I'm sure it will probably do well, and bloom well for you. Please post some pictures. Thanks! Kevin

nice pics.now i want one lol. I will post looking for tip cuttings of this variety myself to try and save money.i want to tree form it for my new front yard but youre vine is lovely also.i had a chinese one growing at my old home tho it was a small one and hadnt grown much yet when we moved.my new yards are tiny compared so a tree form american variety would probably be best.i lost my garden when we moved last spring into a beautiful brick cottage type house that my husbands grandma left him and this would be perfect for the focus of my brand new garden im planning.my new house has only a few old neglected shrubs so i want to start getting some ideas for plants that would suit this style of home because i sure miss my massive yard and many many blooming plants that i had to leave behind.i was supposed to bring my plants id sold plants on ebay for years and had probably thousands of different plants and bulbs in that yard and wanted to dig out beds here last summer and move the gardens in fall. i was attacked by a pit bull last july and was hospitalised with staph infection so am lucky to have survived . during all of that my old house sold and someone else now has all of my plants. :( thx for the info on this because ive been looking all over for pics of an actual plant and info on its scent .i didnt want the variety that smells like cat pee when it blooms ..spring hill is having a sale for $20 in free plants if you pay ship and blue moon is $19.99 so if i cant find someone w tip cuttings i may buy it but if i can save the $10 shipping by getting cuttings id be so happy.