How to care for honeysuckle honeysuckle. Honeysuckle honeysuckle: species description

Which, with the help of special supports, grow several meters in height and at the same time have that delight the owners throughout the month. Consider what a honeysuckle is and how to properly care for it.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle: description of fragrant liana

Support for honeysuckle

The honeysuckle honeysuckle can be supported on any surface that the plant can catch on to thanks to the small stickies that are located along the entire length of the vine.

Depending on the idea of \u200b\u200bthe owner or designer, it can be either an ordinary one, which is located between two buildings; an old tree, which will first be dug into the ground, will serve as a good support.

Knowing how to plant honeysuckle honeysuckle in spring, it is important to understand the peculiarities of spring pruning so as not to cause any unnecessary injuries to the plant.

Features of pruning honeysuckle

In order not to harm the plant, pruning is carried out in the spring. Cuts are carried out only on frozen or damaged branches that cannot give new shoots. It is best to do this when the kidneys wake up so that the cut accuracy is maximized.

To stimulate the emergence of new shoots after reaching the desired height the tops are cut off at the main trunk. To implement a fundamental rejuvenation of the crown, use a sufficiently strong pruning, removing everything above 0.5 m from the ground.

Plant watering and soil care

During the heat period, curly honeysuckle is recommended carefully twice a week, this will strengthen the roots after planting and ensure necessary care... The rest of the time, once a week is enough. However, the stagnation of water in the soil is important, for this it is extremely important to make drainage during planting.

Feeding honeysuckle honeysuckle

The plant needs additional feeding. For good growth he needs a lot. It is important to feed the plant directly during the flowering period.

There are plants that are best suited for performing vertical gardening... One of them is honeysuckle honeysuckle. It grows very quickly, gives abundant greenery, beautiful fruits, is unpretentious in care, its flowers smell quite tasty. Outwardly, the liana looks like a branchy shrub, its height can reach six meters. The dark green leaves have a fairly dense structure, they feel like skin to the touch. Usually honeysuckle honeysuckle retains its juicy color until autumn. A familiar habitat - North Caucasus and the south of Europe. When artificially grown, the vine requires special care... Despite this, honeysuckle is quite actively used in landscape design, the photo shows how original it helps to decorate summer cottages.

Types of varieties

If you want to plant something like this in your garden, the gardener must decide on the choice of the variety. All available varieties of honeysuckle can be divided into two large groups:

1. Fruit bushes.
2. Climbing ornamental plants.

To obtain edible berries, only four varieties of honeysuckle are used (edible, Kamchatka, Altai honeysuckle and Turchaninov's honeysuckle). All other types of "edible" honeysuckle are subspecies of the listed varieties, obtained by scientists using complex selection.

Ornamental honeysuckle, the one that is often used in landscape design, is presented in much greater variety; varieties of shrubs, vines and even trees can be found on sale. Among them there are evergreen varieties and deciduous specimens, some bloom with flowers, others do not. Flowers of each variety are of different colors. If you cut the honeysuckle honeysuckle in time, it can be given any shape. The photo shows how beautiful the plant looks, formed by the hands of an experienced gardener.

Most often, honeysuckle honeysuckle is used to decorate unsightly fences, gazebos, hedges. Honeysuckle has honeysuckle berries, but they are not edible. In order for the plant to be able to demonstrate its beauty, it must be carefully looked after. The gardener should know where it is best to plant vines, bushes or trees, when it is best to plant, how to plant a plant, how to care for it.

Planting honeysuckle honeysuckle

Usually honeysuckle honeysuckle is an unpretentious and very tenacious plant, but there are still certain planting and care rules that help to more rationally reveal the beauty of the vines. You can plant it anywhere, but if you want to get fruits in large quantities, you should not plant one plant in one place.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle loves the sun, so it is best to plant it on open spaces... It has been noticed that the seedlings easily tolerate shading (the liana at the same time stretches up rather quickly), but the plant does not bloom well in the shade. It is important to plant the vine in fertile soil, previously abundantly moistened. It is best to plant in spring (no later than April), green shoots are planted immediately on permanent place a habitat. First, a wide hole is dug (40 cm long, wide, and deep), then the shoot is lowered into it. For planting several vines at once, it is advisable to dig not a hole, but a trench. It is being built at the bottom. Pieces of broken brick or large-format gravel can act as it. On top of the drainage, compost is laid, into which wood ash and superphosphate.

The seedlings are immersed in the hole, its roots are straightened and abundantly filled with water. Only after that can the honeysuckle be sprinkled with earth, sinking the horse's neck into it by five centimeters. After planting, the honeysuckle seedling must be watered again, and then sprinkle with mulch on the damp earth. It will help retain moisture and prevent weed growth.

Note! Best of all, two to three year old seedlings take root, which have several buds, strong stems and roots at least 25 cm long.It is important to water it abundantly immediately after planting.

The correct choice of soil is the main condition for good growth of the vine. It does not grow on too dry or clayey soil. The soil should be loose and well fertilized. If honeysuckle honeysuckle has taken root, it tolerates well any conditions surrounding it. Neither gas nor smoke screen, which often appears on the streets of large cities, can harm the plant. It grows for a long time, the life time of honeysuckle honeysuckle is 50 years.

When choosing the described liana for creating landscape design, you must remember that it is best to plant the liana on the edge personal plot... The plant will grow well and will become the background for other compositions. Experienced designers in one place plant several varieties of honeysuckle at once, of which honeysuckle can easily become one variety.

Honeysuckle propagation honeysuckle

For planting, you can use two methods of propagation: seed and vegetative. The seed method is the longest option for obtaining new seedlings. They are able to germinate if the air temperature is constant (up to +20 degrees Celsius). Only “fresh” seeds can germinate. If they, for example, lay in the bag for three years, only 6% of the planted seeds will germinate. The seeds are harvested at the end of the second summer month. After collection, the seeds are washed and then thoroughly dried.

The method of propagation by cuttings allows you to significantly accelerate the formation of an adult plant. Cuttings can be done immediately after the honeysuckle bloom. Annual shoots are selected for pruning. The length of one cutting should not be less than 12 cm. In order for the cutting to take root, it must have at least three buds. For successful reproduction, cuttings are treated with compounds that stimulate growth before planting.

How to care for honeysuckle honeysuckle

Despite the fact that honeysuckle honeysuckle is an unpretentious plant, it needs careful care. What does it consist of?

• The plant will not grow on dry soil, so it is important to keep an eye on the ground and water the vine or bushes abundantly on hot days.
• It is useful to periodically feed the plant. As a top dressing, it is best to use a mixture made from superphosphate and potassium salts (proportions 50x1). Such feeding is carried out twice a year (in spring and autumn).
• An adult plant must be pruned. Usually a similar process is carried out late autumn, when most of the plants are already hibernating. Honeysuckle honeysuckle is carefully examined to identify broken off shoots, dried branches and unproductive trunks. Removing them will provide effective nutrition to the healthier parts of the plant. It is helpful to prune the branches of the honeysuckle that are close to the ground. Six-year-old vines are clipped infrequently, only once every three years. Instructions for pruning a plant are presented in the following video:
  

  Pay attention! The uppermost branches should not be cut. In the summer they will provide profuse floweringand then bear fruit.

• Since vines love moisture, on hot days, before watering, it is best to loosen the soil around honeysuckle honeysuckle well. Such an operation will allow for better hydration of the plant roots. Behind summer season you need to do up to five backwash. The land is cultivated in such a way that the depth of loosening is at least five centimeters.

With proper care, honeysuckle honeysuckle will add two meters in growth per year.

Features of preparing honeysuckle honeysuckle for winter

Winters in our strip are quite cold, but honeysuckle honeysuckle easily tolerates and very coldyand heavy snowfalls. Plant roots will not die if the air temperature drops to -40. However, this does not mean that honeysuckle honeysuckle does not need to be prepared for winter. Experienced gardeners always cover the plant with a dense synthetic bag. Such protection helps to protect honeysuckle buds from honeysuckle bullfinches. They are the main lovers of such a delicacy in winter.

And one more important detail. High climbing plants, such as honeysuckle honeysuckle, must be removed from the supports along which they curl, bend the stems to the ground and cover them with fluffy spruce branches.

Pest control

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is very often used when creating landscape design, it always pleases with its flowering. The plant always feels great, but sometimes it is exposed to the invasion of various pests. For him, the usual fat aphid, thyroid gland, leafworm, fingerwing are dangerous. The choice of pest control products depends on the type of pest.

So, for example, if honeysuckle honeysuckle has struck aphids, it is best to deal with it with a solution made from vodka. It is simply diluted with water at a ratio of 100 grams of alcohol per liter of water. It is better to fight other pests with ready-made chemical preparations.

A selection of photos shows how decorative honeysuckle honeysuckle can be. It is increasingly being used to form complex landscape compositions, so this article will be able to satisfy the interest of gardeners in this plant.

Let's get to know the one that should become our dream. With honeysuckle called honeysuckle. We will find out what conditions are most comfortable for its growth and development. There are all sorts of varieties of this plant, and we will talk about them a little. The article will provide advice from designers for decorating a plot with honeysuckle. And also, we will try to reveal a little secret of her berries.

Honeysuckle - the queen among the lianas

Honeysuckle honeysuckle, what do we know about it

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is fragrant vine, the length of which is about 5 meters. it fast growing bush, in a year it can grow by a meter. The roots of the plant are powerful, pivotal, penetrate deep into the ground. Young shoots are green, without foliage. The old ones have a light brown bark. Honeysuckle leaves are gray-green, dense, broadly elliptical. Pairs of the upper leaves have grown together at the base, they adhere tightly to them at first beautiful flowers, and then red bright berries.

Vine flowers have a tubular shape, 5 cm long. Such tubes are collected in an inflorescence. The colors range from white to yellow and red-violet. The bush begins to bloom from the beginning of June, and flowering continues for almost a month. At this time, the plant exudes the most delicate aroma.

It is interesting! In fact, this vine is our neighbor. Her homeland is the Caucasus, middle and southern Europe. And in the middle of the 19th century, honeysuckle began to be planted in the gardens of Russia, not only for the sake of its beauty, but also in order to create with its help cozy corners where you can retire.

Honeysuckle flower

Planting and caring for a honeysuckle bush

Decorative honeysuckle honeysuckle feels great, spreading throughout Russia. And only in northern regions countries where the continental climate prevails, lianas have a hard time surviving. The southern plant does not tolerate cold winters, and often freezes out.

And even in the southern regions for honeysuckle, you need to create conditions appropriate to its nature. Not every place will accept a bush and develop. And the soil is also not suitable. And yet, with a little effort, one can hope that the honeysuckle will bloom magnificently and decorate our site.

Landing

Advice! When planting honeysuckle, you need to understand that in order for it to grow, you need support. So, you need to choose a site where the fast-growing bush will feel comfortable, and where you can install a support for the vines.

A place... If you want honeysuckle to bloom generously, you need to choose a sunny place. But even in the shade, the plant will develop, only more slowly. And yet, it is undesirable to plant honeysuckle in drafts, or in places where the plant will be constantly disturbed.

Soil preparation... Honeysuckle is a non-capricious plant. But you need to remember that often a vine can live in one place for a long time, decades. It is impossible to fertilize by preparing the soil for 20 or even 30 years. This means that initially it must meet some important requirements for honeysuckle.

Important! At the site of planting creepers, the soil should be loose, fertile, the groundwater should be deep enough so that the roots of the plant do not rot.

It is advisable to fertilize the soil in advance by introducing peat and humus into it. Water abundantly throughout the month. If necessary, for example, if the soil contains a lot of clay, then drain the selected area of \u200b\u200bland for honeysuckle.

Boarding time... All gardeners are inclined that best time for planting - early spring. If the planting principles were followed, then the plant will quickly take over and leaves will appear on it already in May.

Landing... To plant honeysuckle, honeysuckle, you need to dig deep holes, more than half a meter. They are half filled with drainage (sand, expanded clay, etc.) and fertilizer (humus, fermented manure, etc.). after that, the pit is filled with water and left for several days.

Having lowered a young bush into a planting hole, its roots are carefully straightened, sprinkled with earth and watered with water. After that, the hole is buried, leaving a small near-stem hole so that it is convenient to water the plant.

Care

It is very easy to care for honeysuckle, as the plant does not need additional care. All she needs is:

1. Watering.
2. Top dressing.
3. Support construction.
4. Transfer.
5. Pruning.

Watering... Both young and old plants love watering. And in hot summer, it is advisable to water the honeysuckle 2 times a week. But sometimes it is worth replacing watering with loosening the soil near the bush or mulching.

Top dressing... The plant will respond gratefully to timely feeding. So, in early spring full complex mineral fertilizers will help the development of flower buds and give the plant strength.

Support... For curly honeysuckle, honeysuckle support is critical. Of course, even without support, the plant will survive, its shoots will begin to cover the soil, spreading along the ground. But the flowering and development of the bush will suffer. You can build a support, both temporary and permanent. Sometimes trees on the site, and fences, and even the walls of all kinds of buildings can serve as a support. In any case, a strong support for the vine is needed.

Liana definitely needs support

Transfer... Although this liana is planted in one place where it will have to grow for many years, sometimes you have to think about replanting the plant. For example, the soil is very poor, groundwater, or you see a special place for honeysuckle in the landscaping of your site. Whatever the reason, everything must be done correctly and accurately.

First you need to remove the branches of an adult plant from the support. Of course, this will not work without injuring the honeysuckle. And yet, you need to try. Some gardeners advise cutting the bush, leaving half-meter shoots. Then it will be much easier to keep both young and old shoots intact.

Everything else is done according to the principle of planting a plant: the land is prepared in advance, a hole is pulled out, where drainage and fertilization are laid, and the plant is transferred to a new address of residence.

Pruning... Sanitary pruning is considered mandatory, carried out both in spring and autumn. Dry and damaged shoots are removed. Some gardeners use pruning to form a shrub. Those who are worried that the plant may not survive the winter shorten the stems of the plant to make it easier to wrap.

Preparing for winter

The heat-loving vine can and should be prepared for winter frosts. For this, the trunks of the bush are insulated with peat and humus. You can remove the vine from the support in order to lay it on the ground and insulate the plant, covering it with slate or roofing material, or a film.

Diseases and pests

Better than disease prevention, nothing will preserve the beauty of your plant. You need to remember this and take care of the health of your honeysuckle in advance.

So, in order to scare off insects in the trunk circle, superphosphate, lime or ash are scattered. In the fall, before the leaves fall off, they are sprayed with a 5% urea solution, which will prevent insects from starting in the leaves.

Variegated varieties of honeysuckle honeysuckle

There are many varieties of honeysuckle. But the generally accepted fact remains that the most beautiful of all is honeysuckle honeysuckle. It is worth noting the varieties and types of this vine, which are popular and in special demand, both among garden lovers and professional designers.

For example, Thälmann's honeysuckle has yellow-hot inflorescences that light up like little lights on a bush. This vine is tall and strong. It is growing rapidly. And honeysuckle is second only to aroma.

One of the varieties of honeysuckle

Thälmann's honeysuckle

Honeysuckle itself, honeysuckle, has a varied palette of colors within its family, in which its bushes have dressed up. Not only colors, but their shades dazzle all month while the plant blooms. The liana does not lose its decorativeness even when the plant stops blooming and bright berries appear among the foliage.

Honeysuckle will decorate any site

Vertical gardening of the site will help hide many of its shortcomings and emphasize its advantages. For example, with the help of vines, designers create a background for many other plants, decorate gazebos, and mask outbuildings.

It has long been known how great honeysuckle honeysuckle looks in landscape design, a photo of personal plots where honeysuckle demonstrates its capabilities clearly confirms this.

Caprifoil delimits the zones of the garden

Liana can become a hedge

Honeysuckle berries honeysuckle

Honeysuckle propagation honeysuckle

Caprifol is best propagated by layering. There is no risk, just bend a two-year-old twig and press it to the ground using garden pins.

But there are 2 more ways to propagate a liana: by seeds and cuttings. The seeds are harvested from honeysuckle seeds. They must be stratified before being sown for seedlings. In the spring, it is advisable to plant young plants in the ground, where they will get stronger.

In August, cuttings with 3-4 internodes are cut and planted in a sandy-peat mixture, where they should take root. In early spring, seedlings are planted in the ground.

One of the most beautiful plants our garden plots - honeysuckle honeysuckle. The photo shows that the vine is worthy to please us with its flowering. In addition, the plant plays an important role in vertical gardening.

How simple and original liana decorates the garden

To better get acquainted with honeysuckle, and understand the reasons why it is worth growing this plant on your site, you can watch the video:

Photo: Honeysuckle honeysuckle in the Moscow region

Lonicera caprifolium

Once upon a time, bouquets of honeysuckle were given to lovers as a sign of loyalty and devotion, and artists depicted it on their canvases as a symbol of long-term love. Now, few people know about the former popularity of this vine in matters of the heart, but its decorative qualities are still in demand and continue to admire. Especially in the climate middle band Russia, where the list of wintering spectacular perennial vines, and even more fragrant ones, is not so large. Honeysuckle honeysuckle is one of them. Among its advantages are unpretentiousness and very fast growth... When good care it grows up to 6 m, adding a meter and more per year. And it lives for a very long time, without losing its attractiveness for several decades.

Honeysuckle is also known as fragrant honeysuckle. This name was given to her for the extraordinary aroma exuded during flowering - a rare quality for a vine.

In the wild, it grows in the Crimea, the Caucasus and Europe - there it is often called Italian honeysuckle. Honeysuckle leaves are a favorite delicacy of local goats, for which it is also called goat's honeysuckle, and the botanical "caprifolium" in translation means nothing more than "goat leaf".

Honeysuckle has taken root in gardens for a long time. Its attractive bright pink and white flowers with a pleasant smell and dense greenery are a real boon for vertical landscaping. She looks great with roses and conifers and is able to decorate walls and gazebos. Good honeysuckle honeysuckle for decorating fences, arches, outbuildings, old trees, both by itself and in combination with other climbing plants.

Photo: Honeysuckle flowers honeysuckle

DESCRIPTION

Honeysuckle honeysuckle - Lonicera caprifolium is the brightest representative of the genus Honeysuckle, which combines deciduous, less often semi-evergreen and evergreen shrubs (most of them) and a few vines. Honeysuckle is the most fragrant among them.

It blooms in June and lasts up to two weeks. The fragrant bush looks very impressive, every 4 days new buds open to replace the faded ones. They are concentrated on annual shoots and cover almost the entire vine. Only in old plants does the bottom of the shoots remain open. But with proper care, this can be corrected by pruning or planting a number of other plants that mask this "decorative flaw".

Two-lipped flowers of honeysuckle are located at the upper leaves and are collected in bunches. The protruding stamens give them airiness. The flowers are large (up to 5 cm) and of unusual color. They are light inside, and outside they can have cream or bright shades red, violet and magenta colors. Fading, they acquire a yellowish color. The flowers are very attractive to bees, who willingly visit the vine. In July, red inedible berries (fruits) ripen on it, which remain until October. Seeds can be collected from them, they are numerous, and honeysuckle can be propagated (if it is not a hybrid variety).

There are two forms of honeysuckle: with white numerous flowers - alba, and more rare red-pink - pauciflora.

The leaves of fragrant honeysuckle are located opposite, of a dark green shade, on the back side are gray. The upper leaves are fused and form a kind of plate. Dense foliage does not change its color until late autumn. Expressive flowers and bright fruits stand out well on it, therefore, the liana adorns the garden all summer and autumn.

Although honeysuckle honeysuckle is of southern origin, it grows successfully in Moscow and St. Petersburg without winter shelter. Only its young shoots freeze slightly, but in spring they quickly renew themselves from new buds, growing up to a meter a year. Sapling sellers claim that honeysuckle can withstand a short-term temperature drop down to -40. But she is most comfortable in zones 6-9, where the temperature does not drop below -20 degrees - in such conditions she hibernates without losses. In zones 5 and 4, problems are possible after wintering.

Do not be afraid of frost resistance indicators. After all, we have long learned to grow such heat-loving crops as roses and clematis in our climate. Compared to them, honeysuckle seems to be a completely "northern" plant.

For reference: Moscow, St. Petersburg - zone 5, Moscow region, Central Russia - zone 4, Crimea, Sochi - zone 8, Italy - zone 9.

Photo: Honeysuckle fruits honeysuckle

VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS OF HARVEST KAPRIFOL

In addition to the natural species Lonicera caprifolium, varieties and hybrids of honeysuckle honeysuckle are cultivated. They are not as reliable and require additional care in the Moscow region.

Very decorative and resistant honeysuckle variety, honeysuckle "Inga" (Inga) with pink buds and cream flowers. Its shoots grow up to 3 m.

From honeysuckle and Etruscan honeysuckle came American honeysuckle (Lonicera americanum) , introduced to Russia from America in the 19th century. In the suburbs it freezes slightly, and grows better in the southern regions and in the Crimea. She has bright red corollas, yellow with inside.

Natural hybrid honeysuckle Hekrot / Hekrotta (Lonicera x heckrottii) appeared from American and evergreen honeysuckle, which means that there is honeysuckle honeysuckle in its pedigree. The shoots of Hecrot's honeysuckle are less curly than those of honeysuckle, and sometimes it can even grow like a bush. Blooms on the shoots of the current year. Popular variety - "American Beauty" (American Beauty) ... In the conditions of the Moscow region at temperatures below -15 degrees, the tops of its shoots freeze slightly, but in the spring they grow back, so the flowering of the vine continues. Hecrot's honeysuckle blooms very beautifully and for a long time, has no smell. The color of the corollas is fuchsia with orange, yellow on the inside. In the fall, American Beauty is not as effective as a real honeysuckle, as it does not form bright fruits in this region due to the not quite comfortable climate. But to the south (zone 6-9), the berries ripen, and the vine looks elegant.

More frost-resistant variety Honeysuckle Heckrot / Hecrotta "Gold Flame" (Gold Flame) - zones 5 to 9. It has fragrant flowers, yellow inside, and pink-red outside, similar to species.

Photo: Inga honeysuckle honeysuckle and American Beauty and Gold Flame Hekrota honeysuckle

PLANTING HAIRVEIN CAPRIFOL, CARE

Place and soil

Best of all, honeysuckle grows well on slightly alkaline or neutral soils, necessarily fertile, with big amount humus. Dislikes hard and dry ground.

For landing, choose a sunny place or light partial shade. Honeysuckle can exist in the shade, but there will be no flowering and fruiting here. Honeysuckle is especially comfortable near southern walls and fences, in places that are not blown by cold winds. But in summer, on a hot afternoon, it is desirable for her to be in partial shade.

Landing

When planting vines, one must take into account that it grows for a long time, and the plant needs a supply of food. A planting hole is dug at least 50 cm in size in all directions. To avoid stagnant water, drainage is done. After that, they fill it with fertile soil. Add at least buckets of old manure or compost and potash-phosphorus or complex fertilizers according to the instructions on the package.

If several plants are planted, and they are intended for vertical gardening of a wall, structure or gazebo, then it is worth digging a trench in which the seedlings are distributed at a distance of at least a meter.

Landing is carried out taking into account the subsequent subsidence of the soil. Therefore, the root collar is placed 5 cm above the ground level. Above the root collar, the soil is not thrown over.

Young seedlings are watered, and they make sure that the earth does not dry out. Barrel circle it is desirable to mulch. If this is not done, the plant is often watered, the soil is shallowly loosened at the roots, and weeded.

For beautiful shape liana requires strong support. It can be made of metal or wood, in the form of strips, stretched cords, mesh, or in another way. The first shoots are evenly distributed over the support, given that the vine is twisted clockwise.

The seedlings planted in September will have time to grow and get stronger by winter. For good survival, seedlings are chosen no older than three years. In the first year after planting for the winter, the root system must be additionally mulched with peat.

Watering and feeding

Watering is monitored in summer climbing bush, the ground around it should not dry out. Watering is not often, but deeply - at least a bucket of water per plant. To maintain moisture in the soil and protect against weeds, the soil at the base of the stems is mulched.

For better flowering and aroma from the second year they use universal fertilizers or organic matter. They are brought in in early spring. A good effect is given by foliar dressing "by leaves" diluted with a complex mineral fertilizer.

Photo: Perennial shoot of honeysuckle honeysuckle with annual twigs

Pruning honeysuckle

For a vine to be beautiful, it needs to be shaped. So that the sprouts of the honeysuckle branch out at the base, and the trunk does not become bare, they are cut off immediately after planting, leaving 1/3 of the length.

In the second year, in spring, 3-4 of the strongest shoots are chosen from the regrown shoots, which will form the main skeleton of the vine, and the rest are removed. Over the season, after pruning, the liana will grow overgrown, and dense greenery from the ground itself will cover the gazebo or wall. When the height of the support is reached, the shoots are cut or directed in the desired direction.

Subsequently, the thickening, broken and dried parts of the plant are cut annually. If this is not done, then the vine will look abandoned. If you overdo it with pruning, the honeysuckle will lose its attractiveness and splendor.

If after a frosty winter the honeysuckle does not turn green for a long time, do not rush to remove the seemingly lifeless shoots. With the onset of warmth, additional dormant buds wake up in her (her feature!), After which the twigs start to grow. If this does not happen, then it is not too late to cut out dried shoots.

If an adult plant has fewer flower buds every year, it is rejuvenated by completely cutting off the stems. Then new shoots grow from the buds on the base, and the life of the creeper is revived. It is necessary to carry out anti-aging pruning every 5-6 years, preferably in two years, cutting out half of the old shoots at a time.

Diseases and pests

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is very rarely affected by diseases and pests, but it still has its enemies. It can be cabbage caterpillars, aphids, powdery mildew, rusty mushrooms. They fight them with the help of specially designed drugs that are presented in the trade network.

Shelter for the winter

Honeysuckle does not need shelter for the winter, but its varieties and hybrids may suffer more from frost (young shoots). Although they are all capable of resuming growth, they are better protected for the winter. In October, vines are lowered from supports to the ground like clematis and covered, for example, with spunbond, dry foliage or spruce branches.

REPRODUCTION METHODS

Cultivation of new plants of honeysuckle is carried out from seeds, cuttings or using layering.

Seeds

This is the most time consuming process, starting with seed stratification. It is carried out in wet sand for 2 months at temperatures from 0 to + 5 ° C (basement, refrigerator ...). The prepared seeds are sown in a nutrient light soil based on peat, humus and sand, taken in equal parts. Lightly sprinkle with sand on top, cover with any transparent material, creating a greenhouse, ventilate and moisten daily, if necessary, until shoots appear. Keep in a warm and bright place, but not in the sun itself. Sowing is carried out in March (for seedlings) or in open ground after the end spring frosts... When winter sowing in open ground seeds often germinate only a year later in the fall.

After sowing, the seedlings are looked after, planted in a timely manner. The seedlings will be ready for planting next spring, and flowering will come in the third or fourth year, fruiting will begin a year later. Until this time, it is advisable to cover the plants for the winter, for example, to sprinkle with peat, or put spruce branches, or cover with lutrasil.

Layers

The easiest way is propagation by layering. The lower branches of the creeper often grow onto the soil themselves, and this happens very easily. Therefore, if necessary, you need to pin the shoot and do not forget to water it. In the fall, you can plant rooted twigs in a permanent place.

Cuttings

Cuttings for propagation are cut after flowering and planted in a greenhouse. They are taken from the middle part of the shoot. The cutting must have at least two internodes. The lower one is placed in the ground, having previously removed the leaves, and the upper one is placed above the soil level, its leaves are slightly shortened.

For rooting, cuttings require a moist environment and a non-sunny, bright place. They can be planted in a greenhouse or in a special box under the foil and shaded. The substrate should be light and fertile and contain a lot of peat and sand.

Growing honeysuckle honeysuckle from green cuttings - standard process, requiring periodic watering, weeding, loosening, airing. The fact that the cuttings are rooted, that is, they have formed root system, it will be possible to judge by the new leaves that have appeared on them.

They need to be covered for the winter (leaves, peat, spunbond, or another to choose from). Next year, the seedlings can be transplanted to a permanent place. In the second year after transplantation, honeysuckle blooms. This propagation method is suitable if a large number of plants are required.

In addition to summer cuttings, autumn cuttings are suitable for reproduction - they are cut and planted before winter or early spring, keeping in the sand in the basement in winter. You can take spring cuttings, they are cut before flowering, when new shoots have grown by at least ten centimeters.

USEFUL PROPERTIES OF CAPRIFOLE HONORAGE

Admiring the aroma and decorativeness of honeysuckle, many do not assume that it has healing powers. These medicinal properties people have been using for hundreds of years.

An infusion of dried leaves, stems and flowers of honeysuckle, honeysuckle, has an antiseptic and diuretic effect.
A decoction of dry leaves is used to gargle with sore throat, pharyngitis.
Crushed fresh leaves of honeysuckle with emerging juice are applied to wounds and ulcers, which then quickly heal.
The infusion of honeysuckle flowers has antipyretic and diaphoretic properties.

To prepare the infusion, a teaspoon of dried raw materials and a glass of boiling water are required. It is kept warm for 30 minutes. At the reception - a tablespoon of infusion. Frequency: 3-4 times a day.

The broth will turn out if instead of insisting, use low heat for 5 minutes or a water bath.

Today hedges are very popular. This is due to several factors. First, the purchase of seeds or seedlings requires much less money than building materials or a ready-made fence. Secondly, nothing beats a hedge of lush flowers. Thirdly, using climbing plants, you can close an unsightly wall or divide the area into zones. If we talk about the shortcomings, then the plants need constant care. This is not only pruning branches, but also feeding the plant, fertilizing it and caring for the soil. And in the fall, when hedge sheds leaves, the entire area will be visible at a glance. Of all the plants that can be used as hedges, only ivy is not deciduous.

Description

Curly honeysuckle looks very beautiful as a hedge. The number of varieties of this plant reaches 200. However, conventionally, all of them can be divided into 3 categories. The criterion will be appearance... The first category includes varieties that look like a small tree. The second category is represented by plants in the form of shrubs. They can be either creeping or high. And the last category is represented by climbing vines.

Curly Honeysuckle attracts attention with luxurious inflorescences. Her flowers have unusual shape... And the color scheme is represented by almost all colors of the rainbow. There are bushes with delicate cream, white and golden flowers. And you can find honeysuckle with bright crimson or purple inflorescences. Any site will acquire a special piquancy if honeysuckle is planted on it. The description of this plant does not in the least exaggerate its beauty. You can dream up and plant several types of honeysuckle on your site. During the flowering period, your site will be filled with bright colors. Korolkov's honeysuckle is considered the most blooming. And in the fall, the shrub will be decorated with decorative fruits. Some varieties are edible. Decorative honeysuckle, due to its unique aroma, can be used to decorate a recreation area. This plant is successfully used both in landscape design and in vertical green architecture. From it, you can create unique arches, slopes and gazebos. The presence of varieties of different size and shape makes it possible to use honeysuckle in the creation of various compositions and alpine slides.

Landing

No plant has such a scent as climbing honeysuckle. Planting and leaving will not be difficult. The first step is to decide on the location. The decisive factor should be the aroma, which is hallmark honeysuckle. Therefore, it is advisable to plant the plant in that corner of the garden in which you spend a lot of time. For lush bloom shrubs need sunlight. However, there are forest varieties. For them, a large amount of light is undesirable. They will feel great under a tree arch. But windy places will not please the plant. If you have chosen a curly variety, then in parallel with planting, you need to take care of creating an arch or support.

It is desirable that the earth be saturated with organic matter. Honeysuckle dislikes acidic soil... During planting, it is necessary to use drainage (this can be broken brick). If you are planting more than one bush, but several, then you should not place them close to each other, and for planting it is better to use a mixture consisting of 3 parts of sod land, 1 part of humus and 1 part of sand.

If necessary, honeysuckle can be transplanted. However, you should not do this during the flowering period. Better to wait for autumn or have time to transplant in early spring. This must be done carefully so that the root system does not suffer.

Care

Decorative honeysuckle sprouts during its growth. Some of them begin to creep along the ground and, therefore, take root. Therefore, you need to constantly monitor the growth rate and remove unnecessary shoots.

Some varieties have high frost resistance. These include, for example, honeysuckle honeysuckle. However, most plants tolerate the winter well enough. Honeysuckle and spring thaws are not very beneficial. This is due to the fact that the kidneys wake up early enough. And since this happens at the end of January, the shoots cannot withstand frost. However, honeysuckle quickly recovers, shoots grow from dormant buds, which are located closer to the ground.

Curly honeysuckle often suffers from pests. The most common are the clouded moth, honeysuckle mite and leafworm. She is also prone to phyto-viral diseases, fungal and suffers from powdery mildew.

The leaf roll can be fought with more than just chemicals. From available tools, pepper, tobacco or garlic are suitable. If pests have attacked the honeysuckle, they should be collected by hand. Only in the case of a massive attack, which is extremely rare, should chemical agents. Fungal diseases develop, as a rule, if the air has high humidity... If honeysuckle is ill with phyto-viral diseases, then it cannot be treated. It needs to be dug up and burned.

Reproduction

Unpretentious in this regard, curly honeysuckle. Reproduction can be done by everyone known methods... You can purchase seeds and plant them according to the instructions. And if possible, it is better to propagate the honeysuckle by cuttings. If no guarantees can be given in the case of seeds, then 90% of the cuttings take root. You can also propagate the plant by layering and overgrowth from the stump.

Watering

Honeysuckle should be watered 2 times a week if the weather is dry. If the heat season has not yet arrived or has already passed, then it will be enough to water the plant once a week. Not having enough water can cause the berries to become bitter. It is highly undesirable for water to stagnate in the soil. That is why drainage must be used during planting. It is necessary to monitor this moment during watering.

Top dressing

Curly honeysuckle needs additional feeding. She needs a large amount of minerals. You also need to feed the plant before flowering. Due to the large number of inflorescences that delight the eye for a fairly long period, the shrub needs a lot of strength. For this, you can use a special liquid fertilizer. And in the fall, it is advisable to pour wood ash under each bush.

Pruning

Like many other shrubs, climbing honeysuckle needs pruning. However, this should only be done in order to give the plant shape. If there are edible varieties in your area, pruning may slow down the rate at which the fruit ripens.

Varieties

Curly honeysuckle, planting and caring for which will not be difficult, will decorate any site. Today gardeners have about 200 varieties of this plant. There are several classifications depending on the characteristic taken as a basis. Some are based on the shape of the plant, some on its height. There is also a division of varieties depending on the timing of ripening of berries. If we talk about the height of the plant, then such varieties as Ramenskaya honeysuckle, Lakomka, Souvenir, Julia and Kamchadalka are undersized. Their height does not exceed 150 centimeters. Medium-sized, whose height ranges from 150 to 200 centimeters, include Korchaga, Kuminovka, Cinderella, Shahinya and Kingfisher. Shrubs are considered tall if their height exceeds 200 centimeters. Notable representatives are Nymph, Blue Spindle and Fortune.

In terms of ripening, early-ripening, mid-ripening and late-ripening varieties are distinguished. Blue spindle, Princess Diana, Ulyana, Gzhel early and Roxana are early maturing varieties. Omega, Cinderella, Shahinya, Bakcharsky giant, Souvenir and Yugan are mid-season varieties. And later of all, Kingfisher, Nymph, Ramenskaya, Bakcharskaya Jubilee, Moscow 23 and Lakomka ripen.

Curly honeysuckle "honeysuckle"

This variety is unpretentious. This factor makes it particularly popular. Honeysuckle "honeysuckle" is curly liana... It is perfect for hanging around a fence or a gazebo. However, goats should not be allowed near it, for which there is no better delicacy than honeysuckle leaves "honeysuckle".

During flowering, the vine is covered with inflorescences that have an atypical color. On the inside, the flowers are golden, and on the outside they are dark pink. The size of each bud reaches 5 centimeters in length. The shape of the petals is also unusual. They are curved in different sides... Four petals point upward and the fifth one downward. The stamens are also arc-shaped. The leaves of this vine are bluish-green.

Honeysuckle "honeysuckle" is not afraid of frost, and therefore survives the winter easily. It is unpretentious and can survive even in rocky forests. This is due to the ability of its shoots to attach to a rough surface. Honeysuckle has one more feature, due to which it attracts special interest. On its stem is whole line buds, which cannot be said about most plants, in which only 1 bud is hidden in the leaf axil.

Curly honeysuckle "serotin"

This variety of honeysuckle is liana-like. The height of an adult plant reaches four meters. During one year, serotin increases on average by 1 meter. The flowering period falls in mid-summer and early autumn. Lush inflorescences are tubular. The flowers are bright purple-red on the outside and creamy on the inside, with a delicious scent. The leaves are elliptical. As soon as the flowers have bloomed, red decorative fruits appear on the shrub. Honeysuckle "serotin" is quite unpretentious to the soil. But you need to choose a sunny place for planting it.

Honeysuckle "Tatar"

This variety is popular for its light pink flowers, which bloom in the second half of May. The length of each flower reaches 2 centimeters. And in August to replace delicate flowers decorative fruits come, the color of which can be yellow, orange or red. These decorative fruits hang on the branches for a long time. This variety is one of the most unpretentious. Honeysuckle "Tatar" can grow even in conditions of severe air pollution and drought. Due to these qualities, it is often used for greening cities.

Brown's honeysuckle

This variety has great decorative value. Its flowers are large and bright. The flowering period is during the summer months. As soon as it ends, bright red fruits take the place of flowers. However, the disadvantage of Brown's honeysuckle is that it does not bloom every year. As for the characteristics of this variety, it does not belong to frost-resistant ones. Therefore, it is better to cover it for the winter. And when choosing a place to plant, you need to know that cold winds affect Brown's honeysuckle destructively.

Alpine honeysuckle

Already from the name it is clear that this variety is suitable for the design of alpine slides. This variety of honeysuckle belongs to the undersized. Its height does not exceed one and a half meters. During the flowering period, which is 2 weeks, the shrub is covered with yellowish flowers with a red tint. In late summer, bright red fruits can be seen on the bush. They have interesting shape and resemble scarlet cherries. This variety is frost-resistant and does well in the shade. But he is quite whimsical to the soil. He needs a calcareous sandy loam soil. You can use it to create hedges.

Maak's honeysuckle

This view cannot be confused with any other. Maak's honeysuckle belongs to tall varieties. The height of an adult plant reaches four meters. In early summer, its shoots are snow-white in color. And the elliptical leaves reach 10 centimeters in length. They have long cilia along the perimeter. The flowering period is 1.5 weeks. At this time, the plant is covered with golden flowers. And in late summer and early autumn, the shrub is decorated with coral berries. They are arranged in pairs.

Honeysuckle Morrow

This variety belongs to the undersized. Its height does not exceed 1.5 meters. The flowering period begins in late spring. Snow-white flowers appear on the shrub, which look charming against the background of rich green foliage. It is no less attractive at the end of summer. It is decorated with red and orange fruits arranged in pairs. You can use them to decorate the alleys.

Curly honeysuckle, the varieties of which are now difficult not only to list, but even to count, is irreplaceable plant to create cozy corners in your garden, magnificent arches or hedges. It is not for nothing that it is so often used for landscaping. Curly honeysuckle, the photo of which does not exaggerate the true beauty of the plant, will make any site inimitable.