my wisteria’s leaves are yellow and tips are turning brown

Question

Hi. I bought an 8 ft wisteria this spring and planted it on a south facing wall of my house. The ground is clay, so I dug a 2 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft hole and filled it with rotted horse/shavings manure. It hasn’t grown at all, and the leaves are now turning more yellow and are showing signs of dying, and some have brown blotches on them.

Answer 1

It sounds like it needs some water. While this is a really hardy plant, for the first year it is planted, it will need watering just to get established. Try watering once a week for the remainder of the summer. It should be established by then and next year, it will not need watering except in times of drought.