Goldflame Honeysuckle Care

For best growth, keep Japanese honeysuckle well watered (1 inch per week) and protect the soil with a layer of bark mulch. If the plant becomes too dry, leaves will turn brown and fall off, though the vine itself rarely dies. For best growth, keep Japanese honeysuckle well watered (1 inch per week) and protect the soil with a layer of bark mulch. If the plant becomes too dry, leaves will turn brown and fall off, though the vine itself rarely dies. Withholding water may help keep the vine in check.

Major pruning should be done in early winter after the flowers have dropped off. Pruning usually aims at shortening the plant and keeping its size in check. Plants grown as ground cover should be mowed down in the early spring with a mower set at maximum height.

Goldflame honeysuckle plants need very little fertilizer. The University of Missouri recommends working 1 cup of 5-10-5 fertilizer into the soil around the base of the plant in spring. Water after feeding to distribute the fertilizer into the soil. The only feeding required is a layer of compost plus organic fertilizer in the spring. Withhold even this spring feeding if the vine becomes too vigorous.

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Be sure you're planting your honeysuckle in organically rich and very well-drained soil. It should be moist but not soggy, as overly watered soil will become problematic. They will do best in an acid to moderately alkaline soil that ranges from about 5.5 to 8.0 on the pH scale.

In moderate climates, honeysuckle usually needs very little protection from cold weather. This is especially true for frost-hardy species, such as Lonicera sempervirens, which can withstand even hard frosts and snowy weather. ... Some tender honeysuckles can also be damaged by strong winter winds or rain.

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