Honeysuckle (honeysuckle)

In order to decorate the site and make it green, gardeners call Honeysuckle Honeysuckle one of the most ideal candidates. It grows in the form of an attractive hedge, and is actively involved in creating attractive flower beds and landscape designs with its help, in order to ennoble the territory with the help of honeysuckle, and provide shaded areas for some plantings.

Also, in general, Kaprifol's honeysuckle is quite attractive, and it helps to create a very pleasant and cozy place for the whole family to relax. To date, ten types of honeysuckle are known, and among them is also the so-called curly honeysuckle, Honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle: plant description

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a plant that probably gives a very pleasant aroma, and honeysuckle flowers look great. Thanks to honeysuckle, honeysuckle on the site can beautify the territory, create coziness and shade on the site itself, or in the gazebos.

In natural, wild nature, honeysuckle is most often found in the southern parts of the Caucasus, in the Caucasian mountains, and the life span of honeysuckle is about fifty years.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a curly shrub that can be up to six meters long, while the flowers can be painted in a wide variety of shades, but they cannot fail to attract the attention of passers-by who notice honeysuckle even from afar.

The bushes have elliptical leaves that cover the planting very densely, the branches grow vertically, they can reach four to five meters in length, everything will depend on the age at which the honeysuckle is.

The shoots are gray-green in color, gradually turn purple in the sun, they can twine very tightly around absolutely any surfaces or supports, which also looks quite interesting from the point of view of the idea that honeysuckle is a decorative planting.

The leaves can gradually grow together into separate discs, in the middle of each disc an inflorescence can first form, and then a whole handful of ripe berries form in its place.

Honeysuckle flowers can give off a very pleasant aroma, and they look really decorative and attractive.

Sometimes honeysuckle is called a symbol of beauty and inspiration, although besides decorative characteristics, honeysuckle does not have anything else. It has no healing or medicinal properties, it cannot be eaten and absolutely nothing is cooked with it.

This honeysuckle differs from many other species and varieties of honeysuckle. The plant produces a very intense aroma during the summer. And in the evening, this aroma becomes even brighter and more intense, which is also another feature of this type of honeysuckle.

As for the flower color, in honeysuckle it can be red or blue, purple or white, and yellow bright flowers are also found. When ripening occurs, which usually occurs at the end of July or at the very beginning of August, the flowers may become even more intense in color. They can be orange or bright red.

Each flower individually can live no more than three days, after which it gradually fades and loses its decorative characteristics. If we talk about how long the entire shrub blooms entirely, then this is usually about three weeks, no longer.

If the honeysuckle has a support, then in length it can reach almost six meters.Thanks to this property, the shrub can become an excellent decent vertical landscaping, which fits perfectly into summer cottages or backyards.

In order for honeysuckle to grow properly, it is recommended to form a bush while it is planted in open ground. And the gardener is required to find a reliable support for honeysuckle as soon as possible.

If you do not do this, then this will lead to the fact that the honeysuckle will simply lose its decorative appearance. It will become completely wilted, nondescript, and it will be difficult to recognize in it the majestic tree that it could have become if the gardener had been more attentive to preparing the bush for planting and caring for it.

In more natural, wild conditions, honeysuckle, honeysuckle, can most often be found in well-lit forest edges, as well as in forests. In about a year of its growth, the plant can reach a length of up to one meter.

Due to the fact that honeysuckle honeysuckle is an incredibly attractive, beautiful and ornamental plant, and also due to the fact that it twists vertically upward so abundantly, it began to be planted in Russian gardens in different regions back in the 19th century. And since then, honeysuckle honeysuckle has not at all lost its decorative effect and demand among gardeners and florists.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle - varieties

Honeysuckle Alba: Photo of the variety

Of course, it is worth talking about the individual varieties of honeysuckle. Honeysuckle, in principle, is considered one of the most attractive representatives of honeysuckle among all ten other varieties.

Honeysuckle attracts flower growers with its variety of colors and shades, as well as the fact that the bush retains its decorative effect even after the flowering of the bush itself stops. Among the most popular varieties of honeysuckle, I would like to highlight the following:

• small-flowered honeysuckle - the bush of this plant is painted in a pale red color, there are not so many flowers on the bushes, but at the same time they look quite amusing and interesting;
• alba - this is an early flowering shrub, its flowers are painted either in blue or white shades, they look quite fresh and very attractive.

Of course, to create decorative plantings, as well as in general for landscape design, you can use some other varieties of honeysuckle, which are also very interesting, attractive and very bright. Among them are the following:

• inga - the flowers are painted in a pure white shade, they can also be pink and red, yellow and very bright. A very characteristic and intense aroma emanates from them, and the flowers themselves gather in capitate inflorescences, which are incredibly decorative and cannot leave anyone indifferent;

Inga's honeysuckle: Photo of the variety

• Telman - the flowers of the plant have a yellow, very hot hue, while their aroma is moderate on the shrubs; the flowers are more like bright lights, which, at the same time, differ not only in decorativeness, but also in particular attractiveness;

Thälmann's honeysuckle: Photo of the variety

• belgica select - the flowers of the plant grow purple or pink in color, and the fruits are bright scarlet. This plant differs in that it blooms not once a year, but twice. The first time flowering occurs in May, but the second time - in the period from August to September, while it cannot be said that this flowering is long, but even in this case it will not leave anyone indifferent;

Honeysuckle Belgica select: Variety photo

• harlequin - flowers of this honeysuckle have a delicate pink color, moderate aroma. The harlequin becomes a wonderful decoration for so many gazebos located on the personal plot;

Honeysuckle Harlequin: Photo variety

• graham thomas - the flowers of this variety are elongated, painted in a white = yellow tint. A pleasant enough aroma emanates from them, which cannot be called intrusive, but at the same time it is quite stable. Flowering begins around the second half of July and lasts until September, but it is gradual, the flowers do not bloom all at once, but in turn, and this gives the impression that the plant has been blooming for a very long time.

Honeysuckle Graham Thomas: Photo of the variety

Advantages and disadvantages of honeysuckle honeysuckle

It is worth listing some of the advantages of honeysuckle honeysuckle, as well as some of its disadvantages. Of course, the plant has many advantages, and many designers have included honeysuckle as a designer plant.

Let's list a few positive traits that perfectly distinguish honeysuckle against the background of many other landings:

• it is very easy to care for honeysuckle;
• it gives excellent flowering, which makes it very decorative;
• there are a huge number of colors and shades that honeysuckle gives during flowering;
• honeysuckle very quickly adapts to weather conditions, wherever it grows or ends up;
• a very pleasant aroma comes from honeysuckle;
• it can give active growth even if it is located in not the most favorable conditions for itself;
• honeysuckle can grow to such shapes and sizes that it becomes a magnificent hedge in the plots;
• thanks to honeysuckle, honeysuckle on the garden plot, you can create shade, and all this will be in the fresh air - as you need after a long day at work to relax;
• honeysuckle has a high immunity and resistance to stress, as it is very important for any plant that grows in personal plots.

Of course, when a gardener chooses certain varieties, he should also pay attention to the fact that honeysuckle has its own limitations... Because of them, the impression of the plant can deteriorate too much, and sometimes the honeysuckle can cause some trouble in the care.

• The fruits of honeysuckle are completely non-edible, they can also be just decorative and a little poisonous.
• Flowering takes place very quickly, some complain that sometimes they do not even have time to enjoy it - the flowers fade in literally three days.
• The branches must be cut periodically, as it is a very tall and climbing plant. And in order for it to look neat and not thickened, you need to carefully look after it. The support must necessarily be formed in advance, because its presence will determine how the plant will look and how it will feel.
• External data when transplanting honeysuckle can be noticeably affected, so initially the plant should be planted in this way so that it feels comfortable in a given area.
• The bush should be formed, and it should also be watered regularly - these are also conditions that should be followed when caring for honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle - planting

The plant feels great in almost all regions of Russia. But less often you can find this type of honeysuckle in the northern regions, since, nevertheless, like any planting, it really needs to have the most comfortable conditions for itself. This factor is also explained by the fact that in the north there is a very harsh climate in which honeysuckle may simply not survive.

If very low temperatures are suddenly set, then the honeysuckle needs a special approach and care so as not to freeze completely and not to lose their decorative features and features.

When to land

For planting honeysuckle, it is recommended to select the most appropriate time as possible, and also do not violate the sequence of agricultural techniques.The plant needs constant and reliable care, including while they are still at the stage of development as seedlings or as young shoots.

IN open ground honeysuckle honeysuckle planted only in early spring... Until that moment, it is best for the honeysuckle to be in greenhouses or greenhouse conditions. The plant begins to bloom around May. And this time is considered the most favorable for the root system to develop as much as possible, and the fruits are also abundant and attractive.

When planting honeysuckle bushes at the very beginning of summer, it should be borne in mind that by autumn the shrub can grow quite strongly, and the fruits will delight the gardener with their rich scarlet hue. At this time, the plant can lose its decorative features even faster, as it fades even faster.

Choosing a place for landing

Before planting honeysuckle seedlings in open ground, you should be very careful about choosing a permanent place for planting, since the general condition of the plant and its prospects for growth and development will completely depend on this in the future.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is the very culture that absolutely does not tolerate transplanting from one place to another. If this happens, the shoots will grow even slower than they should, and the flowers will appear much less often. There will be fewer of them, and they themselves will lose their decorative features and features, they will become small and completely inconspicuous. So it is worth considering several times whether the gardener wants his efforts to lead to this, or still he can try to find a place for planting.

In order for honeysuckle honeysuckle to grow safely, it needs vertical support. For this reason, the best place to plant honeysuckle is a wall near the house, pillars or fences. It is also important to take into account all these nuances and subtleties, since the successful growth of culture will depend on them.

Conditions for successful cultivation

It is also worth considering such points as light and soil - its composition, degree of moisture and many other points. All this is a huge part of agricultural technology, which must be followed, otherwise the plant will not reveal its decorative features, and we will get a completely nondescript planting.

When selecting soil it is worth remembering that honeysuckle lives for more than ten years, and therefore the plant needs a very fertile and rich soil. It is worth making sure that the site does not contain groundwater at its very depth. And if suddenly they are, then it is necessary to use drainage so that they do not negatively affect the root system of the plant.

Otherwise, if the root system begins to rot, then this can lead to the general death of the plant. The earth should be very carefully loosened up, and then it will receive a sufficient amount of light and oxygen. In order for the soil to be more fertile, it is worth using some components and mixtures to improve its general condition.

Among these ingredients, the following are distinguished:

• peat and humus. Sod soil, which can be an excellent base.
• two buckets of superphosphate, slaked lime, double superphosphate, potassium sulfate, which also perfectly complement the soil, making it very strong.

When the gardener is just preparing the soil, then he should objectively evaluate his environment. Optimally, the soil should be neutral, and if the soil is too acidic, then you should first treat it with wood ash or slaked lime.

On clay soil, honeysuckle honeysuckle will develop very poorly, since it will experience the full weight of this composition. And, as a result, the plant will most likely grow very slowly and will not be distinguished by too bright decorative features and characteristics.

Honeysuckle is also a plant that needs support... It can be absolutely any vertical surface - a fence or a wall of a house, which is located on a personal plot. You can, of course, make a support yourself, using some of the materials at hand for this - metal and wood, nylon nets, which can withstand too much stress or heavy weight.

Choosing planting material

How carefully the planting material was selected will determine how the plant will continue to grow and develop, what will be its external decorative features. It is worth choosing two-year-old seedlings, on which there are from two to three branches, the length of the branches can be about thirty centimeters.

You can also listen and keep in mind a few more recommendations when a gardener purchases planting materials:

• branches it is worth very carefully studying and examining. If you suddenly come across overdried branches, the bark on them is damaged or has all the signs of diseases, then such seedlings will definitely not work. The main selection criterion is that the branches must be elastic, and their surface must be complete, without any damage;
• bark the gardener should also look carefully. A plant health problem may be indicated by numerous specks that are located directly on the shoots. Also, if suddenly the shoots peel off, then this suggests that something is wrong with the plant, and that it is best to ignore such planting material altogether;
• consider roots - if there are growths on them, the branching is too small, weak, and a not very pleasant smell also emanates from the roots, then all these are signs that the root system is sick, and that it is necessary not to contact such seedlings at all, since it is unlikely from they will quickly grow a full-fledged plant.

Landing pit

Between adjacent honeysuckle plants, a distance of one and a half meters must be respected. If you suddenly do not comply with this condition, then the honeysuckle will slow down in its growth, it will be weaker, and also will not be as decorative as the gardener would like.

When planting honeysuckle, there is also a sequence of actions that is best followed to keep the plant feeling safe and in order to achieve maximum success in planting.

So, first the gardener digs a hole, the depth and width of which is forty centimeters, a drainage layer pours out at the very bottom of the hole, it can be made of expanded clay or small bricks, crushed stone or gravel. You can also just use sand, as it can also be suitable for the role of a drainage layer.

Next, you should use organic fertilizing. Manure or humus, compost are especially suitable for these purposes. A small slide is made in the hole, the seedlings are placed in it, the roots are gently straightened. The hole should be buried so that the root system goes deeper by about five to seven centimeters, not deeper.

Each seedling should be watered very abundantly. One plant can take about one bucket of water. Next, a layer of mulch is laid out, which can be about ten centimeters, since mulch is very important for a large number of plantings, and therefore you should not ignore the fact that mulch can really be incredibly useful for honeysuckle.

If you follow all these rules, then young honeysuckle leaves will appear in about a week. In order for the plant to grow stronger and adapt as quickly as possible, the soil should be regularly loosened, the plant also needs abundant watering and in order to remove weeds in a timely manner. This is especially important if we are dealing with a perennial plant that really needs to comply with all the intricacies of agricultural technology.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle: planting care

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a plant that, in principle, is not very whimsical, if we are talking directly about care measures. It grows very quickly, curls, especially if the gardener has taken care of the support for the plant in advance.

If you regularly monitor the growth and development of plantings, you can reduce the risks of disease and damage, as well as prevent improper bush formation, depletion of shoots. The ground cannot dry out too much, and all weeds should be removed just as it appears.

The plant is unpretentious, as we have already said, but it is extremely important periodically to water bushes. If the summer period is very rainy, then in general there is no need for additional watering of this plant. If you do not follow this rule, then there is a great risk that the root system will begin to rot very quickly, and this will lead to the development of other, rather dangerous diseases and ailments.

Honeysuckle is a crop that does not tolerate excessive drought. Therefore, if the summer turned out to be very hot and sultry, then the volume of irrigation should be at least doubled. It is also worth constantly checking that the ground does not crack at the base of the shrub, it should be constantly slightly moistened, but not wet.

Honeysuckle gives excellent growth rates. In order for it to grow even faster, and so that an attractive hedge can be obtained as soon as possible, you can use fertilizers.

The choice of top dressing depends on what time of year it will be applied to the soil.

For example, in the spring the plant needs nitrogen-containing components. Ideally, you can use a solution based on manure and poultry manure. Concentrated fertilizers can damage the root system and burn it, so fertilizer should always be diluted with water.

With the onset autumn the emphasis should be placed on phosphorus and potassium supplements. For this, manure, which has had time to overheat, as well as humus, is ideal. Especially during this period, superphosphates are popular, since in the fall the plant prepares for winter, which means it simply needs to build up immunity and stress resistance.

Summer you can use a fertilizer such as nitrophoska. It is diluted in a liter of water, this requires no more than twenty grams of the substance itself.

Honeysuckle absolutely does not tolerate any neighborhood. Before planting this plant, it is necessary to remove any other perennials from the site, as well as get rid of all the weeds that grow in the area.

Land with shrubs should always weed... When the soil is loosened, it becomes warm, more oxygen enters it, and all this, of course, affects the general condition of the honeysuckle itself, honeysuckle.

If the area around the trunk has not been mulched, then the gardener will have to weed the soil about twice a week, so in order to save your own time and physical strength, it is still recommended to sprinkle the soil with mulch.

How and when to prune honeysuckle honeysuckle

When the seedlings grow, it is worth choosing the three strongest shoots, and the rest are neatly torn off or cut off... When the honeysuckle begins to grow actively, the tops should also be trimmed a little. This is very important in order for the planting to grow in breadth and then to form an attractive and highly decorative hedge.

When the hedge begins to actively expand, the lower leaves may crumble. At the same time, noticeable gaps appear, but they can be safely masked. For this, another honeysuckle bush is planted, which, with its young leaves and branches, will cover all the gaps on the vertical support, and it will again acquire a very decorative appearance.

If the gardener will regularly lightly undercut plant, then it will give more active and abundant growth.In this case, the flowering will be even brighter and richer, and the fruits will become more attractive. If you don't prune it, it will be very difficult to make a really beautiful and attractive plant, and honeysuckle may not fit into the design at all.

After winter is over, it will be necessary sanitary pruning, within the framework of which all dried, dead, weak or frozen shoots will be cut off, which anyway in the future will not be able to give a worthy growth and development to this culture.

The first time pruning is best done either under the supervision of more experienced gardeners, or when watching training videos, so that it is more clear how to properly prune, which shoots should not be touched with it, and which should be removed so that the plant feels better and more comfortable.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle: reproduction

It is recommended to transplant honeysuckle honeysuckle in the spring, and it is better to immediately determine the most suitable place, otherwise it is highly likely that the bush will not survive these manipulations, and will simply die.

The plant can reproduce in several ways - by cuttings or layering, by seed or by dividing shrubs. Gardeners themselves choose the method, based on their experience, skills and preferences.

Multiply seeds honeysuckle is very difficult. This procedure should be carried out in accordance with a certain sequence. Otherwise, there is a high probability of not getting absolutely any result. The sequence is as follows:

1. seeds should be prepared in advance. To do this, they are removed from the pulp, washed and very carefully dried directly on the battery;
2. in order for the grains to germinate as quickly as possible, they can be placed in slightly moistened sand;
3. for about two to four weeks, the seeds are stored in the refrigerator, periodically they need to be slightly moistened;
4. then the gardener prepares a box with nutritious soil, which is fluffed so that it allows air and moisture to pass through;
5. seeds are poured into nutrient soil, a layer of soil is placed on top;
6. the container on top should be covered with polyethylene or glass, and you can also use ordinary cling film, and do not remove the shelter exactly until the first young shoots begin to appear. Only after that, the film or glass is removed, and the planting is also provided with regular moistening using settled water at room temperature.

When the plant becomes stronger, takes on new heights, then after that it can be planted in a permanent place. Of course, planting seeds is a difficult, rather troublesome process, and the effectiveness here depends not only on the gardener himself, but also on the quality of the planting material. Therefore, sometimes gardeners do not really want to deal with seeds at all, but immediately acquire ready-made seedlings.

Cuttings they begin to cook after the honeysuckle bush has faded. This time falls around mid-July. When young shoots begin to sprout, direct sunlight should be avoided, as they can harm the plant, and it will not be able to cope with it at all.

Shoots for planting should be chosen older, they should be strong, should not break from every touch. The length of the cuttings is on average about ten centimeters, the number of nodes should be at least two and no more than three.

The top should be cut at a 90-degree angle, and the bottom of the cutting should also be cut, but at a 45-degree angle. Cuttings are planted in greenhouse conditions, in garden soil. Sand and soil are also added to the soil in equal amounts to make the plant feel as comfortable as possible.

The distance between the cuttings should be about 15-25 centimeters, and the depth of the holes should be very small - about three centimeters. In the spring, a plant with leaves is already planted in open ground.

Layers - Another breeding method for honeysuckle.In fact, among gardeners, it is recognized as not only the most affordable, but also the simplest. In order to propagate honeysuckle by layering, experience or preparation is not required, but it is still better to follow the subtleties and sequence of actions.

The honeysuckle branch is tilted to the ground and slightly added to it, so that it does not return to its original position, it can be secured with staples or rope. The soil must be well loosened, and after planting it is also watered very abundantly.

After the cuttings have taken root, the young plant is separated from the adult. Then the cuttings are dug up and planted in a permanent place of growth.

Division bush is another interesting way, but in this case you will have to disturb the root system directly. You can detach one shoot together with a separate root, shorten it and plant it in a separate container. In order for the share to grow faster, it is necessary to water it regularly, and also control when the very first leaves appear.

There is another option - the bush is removed from the ground, it is divided into two parts, the cuts are processed with crushed coal or wood ash so that no infections or bacteria get into them. Both bushes are then planted in different containers, and the gardener monitors how intensive their growth is, how they develop. Later, when the cuttings become completely strengthened, they can be planted directly into the open ground.

Preparing for winter

Older plants may not even be strengthened for the winter, but when the shoots are still very young, then winter temperatures can be a real test for them. In order to preserve the hedge, the bush should be insulated with spruce branches, dry foliage, humus or peat. You can also use agrofibre.

When a cold snap sets in, the shoots should be removed from the support, laid on the ground, and covered with foil from above. Do not disturb the plant until spring comes. But then, when the weather is favorable, it will be possible to return the shoots back to the support. Sanitary pruning is preliminarily carried out in order to remove all dead or frozen, weakened shoots.

Diseases and pests

If the gardener begins to notice that the plant withers too much, and the leaves turn yellow and fall off, then this is a sign that bacteria, pests have appeared on the plant, or it has become ill. Because of this, strong shoots are depleted, the root system is affected. And if these signs are not detected in time, then this will lead to the fact that the plant will simply die.

Fingerwing - this caterpillar is not against eating half-ripe berries, which is why the appearance of the plant deteriorates very much. Leaf roll - caterpillars literally suck out all vital juices from the plant and the deciduous part, because of which the leaves quickly turn yellow and curl, losing their decorative features. Shield - another plant that is distributed over the bark and violates its integrity. Also, the scabbard sucks juice from the plant, and gradually all this leads to its rapid and inevitable death. Vegetable aphid - this pest feeds on leaves, which subsequently turn yellow and fall off en masse.

In order to get rid of pests, or in order to prevent their dispersal, the plant should be treated with one of several listed drugs - Contifor or Eleksar, Inta-VIR. The deciduous part is sprayed, the solutions are prepared only strictly in accordance with the instructions. If you deviate, then there is a great risk of causing very serious damage to the plant and completely ruining it.

Fungus Is another implacable enemy of honeysuckle. Brown or brown bumps may appear on the leaves, which just indicate a fungal infection. The crown begins to wither quickly, the leaves are massively crumbling. Shoots that have been affected by fungi should be removed immediately.

In order to still preserve the plant, it is worth treating the plant with a solution based on copper sulfate. You can also use some effective fungicidal preparations, including Bordeaux liquid or Aga-peak.

If the plant has been infected virus, then clearly delineated stains appear on the leaves. You can also treat the honeysuckle with a solution of copper sulfate. But nevertheless, it is worthwhile to take care of the well-being of the planting in advance, and then in general it is possible to reduce the risk of any diseases or attacks from pests.

In general, if the gardener is attentive enough to his plantings. Will monitor them, regularly inspect and follow all the rules of agricultural technology, then it is highly likely that such negative manifestations will not be allowed at all, and the plant will feel as comfortable as possible.