How do I get rid of small black ants on my wisteria plant?
This article can help you with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/keeping-ants-of-flowering-vines-vegetables-and-flowers.htm
My wisteria blooms in the spring, but I'm wondering if it should bloom at other times also. My rose bushes, and I have several varieties, do not seem to grow very large. I have used a variety of fertilizers, watering systems, and amounts of water. They get plenty of sun in the summer, over 6 hours. I even removed a large quantity of clay/shale soil and filled the holes of some with a mix of loam and aged cow manure as I was planting them. The bush ages ranges from 3 to 7 years. I live in the mid Willamette valley of Oregon.
Wisterias fill the air with a heavenly scent that I look forward to each blooming time. There are different varieties that determine when the bloom will occur.
Japanese Wisteria (wisteria floribunda) I'm afraid I don't know when they bloom, but I think it's only once.
Chinese Wisteria (wisteria sinensis) blooms late spring to early summer.
American Wisteria (wisteria frutescens) blooms early to mid spring and again in the summer. I have heard the rebloom can be sporadic but I have a wonderful specimen and it blooms again without fail. I always recommend native planting for numerous reasons not least of which is protect biodiversity which is in danger. Birds love it for nesting and protection from the elements.
Kentucky Wisteria (wisteria macrostachya) blooms 1st in June and like the other native blooms again in summer.
I would like to plant a Wisteria to climb up the front of my Edwardian semi. Since Wisteria doesn't flower for long, are not evergreen, and have quite a woody trunk, can you suggest something I could plant with/alongside it which would either climb with it, or at least provide some interest when the Wisteria is not looking at its best? Perhaps something evergreen/flowering and possibly aromatic? I guess I have to find another plant which would not hamper the growth of the Wisteria.
To be very honest, you should not plant any perennial with wisteria. It will kill anything it is planted with eventually. I would instead say that you might want to think about an annual, like morning glory or cypress vine, that wisteria would not be able to strangle and would reseed every year. As for winter interest, wisteria vines have a very sculptural shape that many people appreciate. You can add twinkle lights as well, to highlight those shapes and make them pop a little more in the landscape.
My wisteria bush/vine is located between two trees. I want to keep it from getting into the trees but my companion says that if I cut off the long tentacles, the vine will not bloom next year. If this is correct, how can I keep it from overtaking the trees?
This article will help with trimming wisteria: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/wisteria/pruning-wisteria.htm
No, its not true you are suppose to cut them back after the bloom .you did'nt say wether it was an american wisteria. If it's a U.S. wisteria you can control it , if it is native to China or Japan, these can get out of hand. Try going to this site http://www.wisteria.it/macrob-e.htm .If a have that right they are loaded with info. by the way go to the book of records the largest wisteria is like 50 tons the size of a football field and its not a U.S.wisteria. Good luck
When and how do you transplant wisteria?
Wisterias normally do not transplant well. You can try it, but you will need to cut the plant back pretty severely in order to ensure that it survives being transplanted. Here is an article or two that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/wisteria/transplant-wisteria-vines.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/wisteria/pruning-wisteria.htm
I have a wisteria tree near the house and the walls are cracking. Is this because of the roots? I have had the tree about 6 yrs. There is paving around the tree and it's on irrigation. What is the best way to kill the tree and its roots? Please help me.
This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/wisteria/controlling-or-getting-rid-of-wisteria.htm
My wisteria came growing on a thin, well-established stake. Is there any way to get it off the stake in order to let it grow up against my post?
It might damage the plant to cut it away from the stake. If it is able to be untangled from it without hurting it, you can do that, but likely your best option will be to set the stake against your post. The wisteria will eventually grow away from the stake and up the post. Wisteria are notorious for not growing the first year and then going wild the second or third year.