Growing Honeysuckle

Growing Hints:

• There are over 180 species of honeysuckle shrubs and vines growing in a variety of habitats.
• Growing requirements will vary some according to species.
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• Generally speaking, purchased plants or rooted cuttings are best planted in the fall. Seeds can be started in a cold frame as soon as they ripen.
• Plants like regular watering during the growing season.
• Honeysuckle is typically very low maintenance-needing very little pruning and seldom bothered by pests.
• Some species can become invasive if not kept in bounds.

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dupperdog

June 10, 20130 found this helpful

Some of the orange flowered varieties of honeysuckle are scentless. You must have one of those. They are very attractive to hummingbirds, however.

Catherine
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May 20, 20130 found this helpful

Hello!

If the plant is covered with aphids treat it quickly with a pesticide. Ants can also signal a scale invasion. Take a look at the bark of the honeysuckle. What you believe to be a crusty bark can be hundreds of scales infesting your plant. Take a toothpick and try to push or rub off these "marks" if they drops off the wood easily it is a scale invasion. Use oily pesticide against the scales.

You should try to find out what type is your honeysucle as it needs to be pruned at the right time according to its type either after the flowering period in summer or before spring. But it can't be pruned in spring. Pruning now would make the plant produce new shoots from its base and if it is an aphid infection it would only provide new fresh food for the aphids. Honeysuckle vines are very resistant and it should be able to resist aphids or scale invasion so you should check its conditions (enough shade, enough water but well drained ect).

Hope this help !

Catherine