So far my plants haven't bloomed yet. Its been over two years now and the tallest one is probably 7 feet tall. I've gave both plants some bloom booster fertilizer in hopes that they would flower, but so far nothing. You're lucky to live in a climate where you an grow it in the ground. You'll probably get blooms and fruit a lot sooner. I've read it usually takes 2-3 years from cutting for it to produce fruit.