by Charlie Pridham <charlie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 15, 2008 at 03:11 PM
In article <BP-dnWbZEbXTobHVnZ2dnUVZ8hidnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
peter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> Hi,
>
> I have a "Schiro Kapitan Fuji" growing up my pergola. Its been planted
> 3 years was pruned last Autumn and spring. This year was its first year
> with flower buds. One on one stem and four others came later on another
> stem, so I was looking forwards to seeing my first flowers. About
> three weeks ago when the first bud was about 30mm long it started to
> fall apart. Two days ago I had another look and it has gone completely!
> I then looked at the others (20mm long) and they have also done the
same.
>
> Is there a problem with this type or could this be normal at the
> beginning of its flowering life?
>
> Any other likely causes (its now putting on quite a bit of growth and
> looks quite healthy)?
>
> Thanks
>
Blame the sharp frost the first week of April, most Cornish Wisterias not
close to a wall were completely stripped of flowers, what you have
described is classic frost damage and the reason that planting on west or
south walls is given (although sometimes planting in a cold place can
delay flowering past the danger time)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
