To start off with - flowering: 1. How long does it take to flower? It depends on the variety, the maturity of the plant when you bought it, and whether it is propagated by seeds, cuttings or layering. My W sinensis takes 4-5 years to bloom from cuttings, and 2 years with air layering branches 1/2 inch to 1 inch in diameter. Those grown from seeds will take 10-15 years (but I haven't tried it). 2. Why won't it flower? The usual answer is that you have been too kind to it. Pruning is the key to getting a wisteria to flower well. You have to keep on top of pruning off all those errant new vines that keep sprouting out like an octopus's tentacles. Through the summer, I am patrolling the plant about once every 2 to 4 weeks. Be very sparing on the nitrogenous fertilisers - you need to keep it on the lean side. An descriptive adage is "the more foliage it grows, the less flower it shows." 3. Will it do in a container? Of course, it will. After all, grown as a bonsai, it can be kept in a container for many, many years.