Climbing plants are great allies for our garden. They are plants that can help you get a nice and cool corner. In addition, the fact that they are climbers allows to re-naturalize any wall or artificial structure, which makes them an important support when hiding or improving areas such as walls or railings. One of these climbing plants that you should know about is the honeysuckle. This climbing plant is characterized by growing quite easily and by withstanding the cold quite well, which is one of the most difficult requirements to find in many climbing plants. If you want to know a little more about him growing and caring for honeysuckle keep reading Green Ecology and we will tell you about it.
Honeysuckle care
Honeysuckle is a climbing plant that blooms in spring and that it can have flowers that go from the white to the yellow or orange tones. These flowers will turn into reddish-hued fruits. However, it should be known that these fruits are poisonous, so it is important to avoid that both children and animals can take them. In fact, if consumed in excess, they can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
It is a plant of evergreen, which makes it populated throughout the year, including winter. In fact, it is a climbing plant that it resists the cold quite well. It can withstand temperatures down to -15 degrees. In this way, it becomes a highly recommended climbing plant in places and areas where winters are cold. However, it must be borne in mind that it is also a plant that does not tolerate excess light well. Specifically, the direct rays of the sun. Therefore, it is best to place it in an area where it receives indirect or filtered light. If it is in a garden, where sunlight is abundant, it is best to place it in such a way that it only gets the morning sunlight. In this sense, the most important thing will be avoid midday rays, which are the strongest and most intense, and also the ones that can affect honeysuckle the most. It must be taken into account that, if it is subjected to an excess of light, it can paralyze its growth.
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Honeysuckle pruning
As we have previously explained the honeysuckle is a trapping plant. Therefore, it is essential to place it, whether it is in a pot or on the ground, near some element where you can climb. Honeysuckle will grow well near trees or man-made structures such as walls or railings. The important thing is to keep in mind that you have access to some type of element that allows you to climb, the nature of the structure is secondary.
Honeysuckle is a plant that tolerates pruning quite well. This is why it can be carried out at any time of the year. However, it will always be better to do it in autumn or winter. The most advisable thing is to avoid the moments of flowering in spring. However, even if it is done at this time, the plant will most likely respond favorably.
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Honeysuckle watering
Regarding the watering of honeysuckle, you should know that it is a plant that tolerates drought better than excess water. However, it is important to water it with some frequency. The most advisable thing is to water once a week in winter and two or three at the most in summer. It is recommended to let the soil dry on top before watering it again. Likewise, it is very important prevent the soil or pot from waterlogging. In the event that the pot's plate contains a lot of water, it is best to empty it.
Honeysuckle cultivation
Honeysuckle is a plant that blooms in spring. Therefore, it is recommended perform your transplant before the flowering period, from autumn to late winter. Doing it during the flowering stage or in the summer could lead to the plant stopping its growth that year. However, the most usual thing will be that, the following year, it returns to normal growth.
Honeysuckle can be grown both through the planting the seeds like doing it through cuttings. It must be taken into account that the growth by seeds, although it will be fast in some cases, can lead to the plant not blooming for a couple of years. Therefore, the most common is to do it using cuttings from an adult plant. In these cases, it will be enough to place the cuttings in water for a couple of weeks or until the branch begins to take root. At this time, it will be transplanted to the ground. It can be transplanted both in pot and in soil. However, keep in mind that growth will be slower in a pot. However, what you can do is place it in a pot at the beginning and, when the plant has taken hold, transplant it into a larger pot or directly into the ground.
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