Summer Surprise in My Garden
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Summer Surprise in My Garden

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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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