How to Plant and Care for A Honeysuckle vine

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If you are looking for an easy to grow, hardy plant for your garden the honeysuckle vine is one to consider. As well as having attractive foliage, its fragrant flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to its sweet nectar.

More than one kind of the honeysuckle plant exists, providing many choices on how and where it is grown. The vine can be grown along a fence, lattice trellis or wall. Before putting it in the ground have the structure on which it will grow onto in place. The vines should be tied to the structure using a material that won’t dig into or damage the plant stems.

The honeysuckle plant will bloom profusely throughout the spring and into the summer. Not only will its blooms add color and fragrance to your garden, your landscape will come alive with a variety of welcomed wildlife.

If starting new plants outdoors prepare the area with quality soil and composted material. Good soil will give young plants all the nutrients needed to become strong and healthy. In addition, good soil can reduce the need for synthetic fertilizer and help prevent disease and garden pests from attacking plants.

You can pick up a Honeysuckle plant at most gardening centers in spring. Spring is also the best time to plant the vine just be sure the danger of frost has passed.

If starting with more than one plant, space them three feet apart from each other. Frequently water the plants until new signs of growth appear. Add mulch to preserve moisture during the summer and protect the roots in the winter. When the honeysuckle plant has finished blooming, you can prune it for shape. Only light pruning should be done during the first two years of growth.

Propagating the honeysuckle vine

Getting the honeysuckle vine to root is easy. Ideally, you want to take cuttings once new growth appears in early spring. If you are growing the plant indoors, anytime during the year will work. What you want to do is take 4-5 inches of “softwood” growth from the end of a vine. Remove all but a few leaves from the end of the cutting. Dip the stem in a rooting hormone and place it in a quality damp soil.

The Honeysuckle cutting can also be placed in a vase of water following these same steps. If you decide to use the water vase method, be sure to change the water every few days to prevent disease. Once several healthy roots have developed you can place in a potting soil or ground.

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Major Wheeler Honeysuckle Blazing red and gold blooms appear all summer and into fall- months longer than most other honeysuckles.

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