I have a small wisteria trellis in my garden where I've planted two different types wisteria: one is native in Japan, and the other is non-native species called American wisteria. Both plants are one year old, but the Japanese wisteria is growing very quickly. It's so vigorous that it's nearly reaching the edge of the trellis, while the American wisteria is growing slowly and still crawling up the pole.
However, surprisingly, the American wisteria developed four buds and bloomed this spring, but the Japanese one didn't produce any buds at all. Even more surprisingly, the American one produced two more buds and have started blooming even in 39℃ heat. I initially thought the Japanese one was more vigorous, but the truth might be opposite. The non-native species may appear much shorter and weaker, but it's much better at producing buds.
Watching plants grow is fascinating, and these two kinds reminds me of people's personalities. Some people grow quickly but take a long time to reach their goals, while others grow slowly but achieve their goals quickly.
I think it'll take more time for the Japanese wisteria to develop buds. Nevertheless, once they starts blooming, the flowers should be very gorgeous.
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Wisteria is so beautiful. I also love watching plants grow and keep many house plants myself. It's very interesting that the American wisteria is growing faster than the native Japanese wisteria. Great post!
@Gabi0718 Thank you so much for reading! Thank you for the comment as well. I'm looking forward to seeing both flowers start blooming at the same time. It would be awesome!
I don't know if you've read the Bible but this post reminds me of a story Jesus told of four different kinds of seed. One grew up very fast, and then died in the heat because it lacked deep roots while another took longer to grow, sinking its roots down and it had no problem with the sun's heat.
@MusiqueGraeme I've never read the Bible because I'm not a Christian but your story sounds familiar. Thank you so much for sharing the story. It's very interesting. I really hope my American wisteria won't go to die.
won't die, me too!
@MusiqueGraeme Thank you for correcting my English and thank you for the wish too.