Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Approximately 180 species of honeysuckle have been identified in North America and Eurasia.
Honeysuckle Care
Lonicera
What is the plant
Honeysuckles are valued as garden plants, for their ability to cover unsightly walls and outbuildings, their profuse tubular flowers in early summer, and the intense fragrance of many varieties. Most species of Lonicera are hardy twining climbers, with a minority of shrubby habit. Some species are tender and can only be grown outside in subtropical zones. The leaves are opposite, simple oval, 1–10 cm long; most are deciduous but some are evergreen. Many of the species have sweetly scented, bilaterally symmetrical flowers that produce a sweet, edible nectar, and most flowers are borne in clusters of two (leading to the common name of "twinberry" for certain North American species).
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Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
4a - 10a
Invasive
Weed
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Newly-planted honeysuckle requires consistent watering, keeping the soil evenly moist until the plant starts growing vigorously on its own. Once established, water only during summer droughts of two weeks or more, giving the plant at least 1 inch of water a week. Place 2 inches of organic mulch around the base of the plant to reduce water evaporation from the soil.
Fertilizer
If planted in fertile soil, honeysuckle does not need much, if any, fertilizer and will grow vigorously on its own. You can encourage blooming with a spring application of a low-nitrogen fertilizer, such as 2-10-10, 0-10-10 or 15-25-10.
Sunlight
The hardy climbing types need their roots in shade, and their flowering tops in sunlight or very light shade.
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Soil
Shrubby species will grow in most any well-drained soil. Climbers need fertile, organically rich, moist but well-drained soil.
Temperature
Most varieties grow in the areas with the lowest winter temperatures of −26.1°C (−15°F).
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