Fragrant honeysuckle. Honeysuckle Honeysuckle: secrets of growing a fragrant vine

Decorative vines - previously rare guests in Russian gardens - are becoming an increasingly common landscape decoration. Climbing honeysuckles are especially popular and offer great variety. Honeysuckle, which is what our great-grandmothers called it, was the first decorative vine in our front gardens. Now she is back in fashion, and not alone. Along with it there are several more species and hybrid forms created by European breeders.

GARDEN CLASSICS

It is believed that honeysuckle honeysuckle was first widely grown in Germany back in the 18th century, during the time of Goethe and Schiller, after the fashion for secluded romantic gazebos arose.

Honeysuckle, whose lashes intertwine without support, is considered in Germany a symbol of faithful affection and long-term love. One of the German folk names Honeysuckle literally translates as: “The farther, the more beloved.”

Honeysuckle has been known in Russia since Pushkin's times. It was especially popular at the end of the 19th century, when the fashion for garden gazebos and pavilions.

The gazebo, entwined with honeysuckle, was a favorite place for secret meetings between lovers of that time. Remember how this is described in the literature. And the arched gate in honeysuckle greens is considered a classic of garden design.

As you can see, this beautifully flowering vine has a long history. But honeysuckle gains particular popularity in Lately. After all, if previously honeysuckle could only be seen at the dachas of wealthy Russians, now the circle of its admirers has expanded by an order of magnitude.

The fashion for gazebos is also returning. Near the new cottages they are being built in both Russian and Japanese style. Honeysuckle will do anyway. Ecclesiastes is truly right: “What has been is what will be... and there is nothing new under the sun.”

JUST CAPRIFOL

The correct botanical name for honeysuckle is honeysuckle honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium). This bush curling around a support lives on the mountain slopes of the Caucasus, in the Southern and Western Europe. In the mountains it reaches almost to the upper limit of the forest, where the climate is very harsh. Therefore, the vine is quite hardy even in our country. Middle lane Russia. In their homeland, lashes grow up to 6 m, in our country it is usually 3-4 m.

Speaking about the appearance of honeysuckle, I note that both its leaves and flowers are decorative. The leaves, like all plants of the honeysuckle family, are located on the shoots in opposite pairs. They are dense, leathery, shiny, attractive blue tint. The shape of the leaves is broadly elliptical or ovoid, there are almost no petioles, and the upper 2 - 3 pairs of leaves are completely fused at their bases, forming cup-shaped discs.

In the center of these discs, extremely original, uniquely shaped honeysuckle flowers are formed, growing directly from the leaf blades.

An individual flower has a tubular, trumpet-shaped shape and reaches a length of 5-6 cm. The inside of the flowers is white or yellowish, the outside has a purple-red tint, often with purple stripes. An additional decoration of the flowers are the far protruding stamens.

Flowering of honeysuckle begins in early June and lasts up to 25 days. Abundantly blooming honeysuckle is a bright sight, and to this magic is added a surprisingly delicate aroma, which is especially strong on quiet June evenings.

The liana remains decorative even after flowering, and in August it becomes even more beautiful. At this time, orange fruits that sit tightly on the leaves, as if grown into them, ripen. The berries are translucent, resemble beads, and are very decorative.

OTHER "CAPRIFOLS"

It should be said that in addition to honeysuckle, there are about 20 other types of climbing honeysuckle. Some of them may grow in central Russia. These are honeysuckle: curly, gray, sucker, yellow, gray-ash, etc. There are also hybrid varieties Honeysuckle: American honeysuckle, Heckrott. By the way, in everyday life gardeners call all climbing honeysuckles “one size fits all” - simply honeysuckles.

CLIMBING HONESILKE(L.periclymenum) - in terms of endurance it is not inferior to honeysuckle. It grows as a climbing shrub up to 5 m long. The leaves are ovate, up to 6 cm long, green above, bluish below.

The flowers are yellowish inside, red outside, collected in capitate inflorescences at the ends of the shoots. It blooms in June for more than two weeks. It bears fruit, the berries are quite large and red.

In our conditions, it overwinters steadily and does not require removal from supports. Only annual shoots freeze, but this does not affect the condition of the vines. There are several popular and resistant varieties.

Belgian (f. belgica). It has denser leaves than the species. The flowers are purple on the outside.

Late (f. serotina). Differs in later and longer flowering. The flowers are dark red on the outside.

Graham Thomas ( Graham Thomas) - has flowers that are creamy yellow on the inside and white on the outside.

HONEKROTT'S HONEKPOINT(L. x hecrottii). It is of hybrid origin. Distinctive features- leaves are dark green above, bluish below. The flowers are very bright, two-colored: carmine-red on the outside, yellowish-white on the inside. It does not bloom very profusely, but for a long time, from June to early autumn. In harsh snowless winters it freezes slightly, but quickly recovers and blooms annually. The length of the vine can reach 3 m.

Brown's honeysuckle(L. x brow-nii). It is of hybrid origin. Usually does not exceed 2 m in length. The leaves are ovate or obovate, light green above, bluish-gray below.

The flowers are extremely bright, orange in terminal racemes. Blooms in June-July, again in August-October. In terms of beauty of flowering, it claims to be superior to other honeysuckles. Frost resistance is satisfactory, it freezes only in the harshest winters. Can be grown in bush form.

THAELMAN'S HONEYSUCKLE(Lonicera tellmanniana). In our conditions, it looks like a weakly climbing shrub up to 4-5 m long. The leaves are broadly elliptical, up to 8-9 cm long, bright green.

The flowers are large, orange-yellow, slightly fragrant, in large capitate racemes at the ends of the shoots. In our conditions, abundant flowering of the vine is observed every 3-4 years. After harsh winters, flowering intensity decreases. At the same time, the vine is highly decorative due to its rare beautiful leaves.

Every year it freezes slightly, but recovers quickly and is resistant to disease. Extraordinarily good

in landscaping mesh fences.

There is a lot in common in the agricultural technology of climbing honeysuckles, so we will consider their cultivation using the example of honeysuckle. This liana is demanding on soil fertility and moisture, so moisture-intensive, structural, humus loams are preferred. Honeysuckle is light-loving and blooms luxuriantly only on open places. With a lack of moisture and sandy soils Honeysuckle is stunted in growth and almost does not bloom.

When planting, vines dig planting holes with a diameter and depth of about half a meter. The excavated soil is mixed with 1.5 - 2 buckets of rotted manure, and sand is added to heavy clays. The hole is again filled with soil mixture. The first time after planting, the vines are watered frequently; subsequently, watering is adjusted according to the weather, preventing drying out. This is not only necessary for good growth and development of vines, but also promotes abundant flowering.

Honeysuckle is responsive to fertilizer and fertilizing. Organic fertilizers in the form of mulch can be applied in the fall, at the end of September. In this case, the root zone of the plant is covered with a 5-8 cm layer of rotted compost or humus. This simultaneously insulates the roots of the plants. Fertilizing is practiced 1-2 times during the summer in May and early July, immediately after flowering. At the same time, 1.5-2 liters of a two-week mullein infusion are poured under the bushes.

Plants, as a rule, are not pruned until 6-8 years of age. The exception is cutting out broken and frozen branches. Old bushes are gradually rejuvenated, leaving younger lashes, and old and drying ones are cut into rings, followed by coating the wounds with pitch. The most favorable time for pruning is early spring.

Honeysuckle is propagated by seeds, cuttings, and layering. In places of contact with the soil, the vine takes root during the summer, so the easiest way is to spread it out and pin it with hooks. In the fall, the plant can be cut into pieces, and after a year of growing, planted on permanent place.

I usually propagate Honeysuckle from green cuttings in mid to late June. This method is more technologically complex, but allows you to obtain more seedlings.

CAPRIFOL IN YOUR GARDEN

The use of decorative vines in the garden requires a certain taste and consistency of actions. This does not mean any special complexity, not at all, because many of us are given taste by nature. In addition, it is not necessary to fantasize and invent things yourself. You will achieve what you want simply by imitating good examples, spied in books or in real landscaping.

IN decorative design Honeysuckle is used for landscaping arches, arched gates, and building facades. When decorating arches and gates, vine bushes are planted in pairs at each of the supports, with their sleeves facing each other.

When landscaping facades and gazebos, vines are planted at a distance of 0.8-1.0 m from each other, taking into account the size of adult plants. The vines are periodically tied up and directed, forming more or less dense, even surfaces. Without this, honeysuckle can look sloppy.

Mesh fences landscaped with climbing honeysuckles look very unusual. For this, I note that all their types and varieties are equally suitable. The bushes are planted quite often, every 30-60 cm, and after they develop, they are systematically trimmed from the sides to give the appearance of flat walls.

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Honeysuckle honeysuckle has maintained its reputation as a favorite plant for gardeners for several centuries; planting and caring for it does not require too much labor and material costs.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle: planting and care in spring and summer

- a southern plant that prefers to grow in areas where there is a lot of light and warmth. However, slight shading does not harm the decorative appearance of the plant. Therefore, the fragrant vine can be placed near fences and walls of buildings.

It is not recommended to plant young plants in spring, since this species begins to develop very early, with the onset of the first warm weather. It is best to plant in the fall, and in March-April begin to intensively feed the plant and carry out other care activities.

Feeding

The first feeding consists of applying organic fertilizers in the form of humus or rotted manure, which is dug into the soil around the tree trunk using a shovel.

Approximately 10 days after the first, a second feeding is carried out with complex compounds dissolved in water. mineral supplements, half consisting of nitrogen, and the other half is potassium and phosphorus.

This will allow the plant to actively grow green mass and prepare for the flowering period, which will begin in June. The main fertilizing is carried out until mid-May. Then during the season you can water honeysuckle with liquid organic matter and minerals twice more, finishing all activities at the end of July.

Watering

Honeysuckle is demanding on soil moisture, so its roots should not be allowed to develop in dry soil. Water it abundantly at least 3 times a month, and more often in dry seasons. After this, the ground is covered with a layer of dry leaves or humus to prevent rapid evaporation of moisture. In addition to watering at the root, it is recommended to irrigate the crown with a hose. In this case, you should not use too cold water.

Trimming

Spring - best time for pruning and shaping vines. To prevent it from turning into a tangled lump in the future, while there is no foliage, the gardener can, at his discretion, shorten the long shoots and direct the lashes in the right directions. When placing large branches on a support, take into account the peculiarity of honeysuckle to grow counterclockwise.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle: planting and care in autumn

Autumn is a traditional time for renewal decorative bushes. The technology for planting honeysuckle is practically no different from cultivating other climbing plants. An adult bush has a powerful tap root system. This should be taken into account when placing shrubs near the house. The planting hole is dug at a distance of approximately 80-100 cm from the foundation. Its dimensions should be large, 60x60 cm. This is necessary so that the powerful root system had the freedom to branch out.

The soil for honeysuckle should be very fertile and structured. That's why landing hole initially filled with a nutrient mixture, to which slaked lime must be added.

Unlike its climbing relatives, honeysuckle is frost-resistant and does not need to be covered for the winter. You can only sprinkle the circle around the trunk with soil to preserve the roots.

Among ornamental shrubs Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a fragrant vine that attracts special attention. A fast-growing vine can decorate the area separating the area from the road. When installing guide supports, the plant can shoot up 4-5 meters. At the same time, the whip is strewn with large and fragrant inflorescences for a month.

Basic information about the plant

Decorative climbing honeysuckle is a vine that climbs a support, following the designer’s plan. In nature, this plant is found in southern and central Europe and the Caucasus. The name of the species “honeysop” translates as “goat leaf”.

We can determine that we have honeysuckle honeysuckle by the following signs:

• shoots are light green, pink-red from the sun;
• the leaves are collected in ellipse-shaped plates;
• flowers on long tubes are collected in a bouquet;
• the aroma of flowers is spicy;
• The orange berries are inedible.

A bare young shoot can use a skeletal branch of a bush in search of support, and then a sloppy green lump is formed. Therefore, it is so important to shape the plant from the first days of its development. Very dense leaves have an elliptical shape. The pairs grow together into a disk, and a flower panicle develops in the middle of it.

Rising above the ellipse on tall tubes, flowers with protruding stamens and pistils emit a strong, pleasant aroma. The flowers themselves are very unusual and decorative. During the period of abundant flowering, decorative honeysuckle honeysuckle is an excellent honey plant. Flowering lasts about a month, resulting in inedible orange berries.

Currently, this type of vine is not cultivated only in northern regions with a sharply continental climate. The reason is that the southern plant freezes out during the winter.

Agrotechnology of decorative climbing honeysuckle

To get a fast growing shoot with abundant flowering you need to create a bush optimal conditions for development. To do this, the vine must be planted in a sunny place with a low standing position. groundwater. The soil should be light, based on humus, garden turf soil and sand. The reaction must be neutral or slightly alkaline.

Honeysuckle loves moderate, responds well to spring feeding humus. During the summer, it will gratefully accept irrigating watering of greenery during drought and 2-3 fertilizing with full mineral fertilizer or mullein infusion until mid-July; later feeding should not be done so as not to disturb winter hardiness. The soil under the bush should be loosened and mulched.

Decorative honeysuckle honeysuckle responds well to crown-forming pruning, which is carried out in the spring until the first living buds. Dry branches should also be cut out. And slightly peeling bark on an old vine is a generic sign.

Diseases and pests decorative honeysuckle honeysuckles destroy the beauty of the green fence, so in order to prevent pests and diseases from entering your green fence, you must follow some rules that apply to other plants:

1. The predominance of phosphorus and potassium in the diet makes the plant sap unattractive to aphids and other leaf-eating insects and larvae. For this purpose in tree trunk circle scatter ash, lime.
2. Wintering pests can be destroyed if the bushes are sprayed with a 5% urea solution before leaf fall.
3. Use biological preparations Bitoxibacillin, Lepocid and the like for spraying, bacteria from which invade insects and destroy them from the inside.

Prevention is always better than controlling infested insect pests.

Ornamental plants are attractive only when the crown is well formed and the leaves are not damaged by diseases and pests.

Breeding honeysuckle honeysuckle

Anyone who has seen how honeysuckle grows will inevitably want to have this vine in their possession. Honeysuckle honeysuckle can be propagated in several ways:

• seeds;
• layering;
• cuttings.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle can be propagated only with fresh seeds of the second year. The collected fruits should be freed from pulp, washed and dried. Before spring sowing, seeds must undergo stratification. Seeds for seedlings are sown in the spring, and in the summer the grown seedlings are placed in a permanent place.

Planting material for cuttings is prepared in August. Cuttings with three internodes are rooted in the fall in a special nursery with a sand-peat mixture. In spring, the rooted plant is planted in a permanent place.

The easiest way to propagate honeysuckle honeysuckle is by rooting cuttings, which are cut and buried in the ground on a vine that continues to grow. At the site of the cut, roots are formed, the branch is separated from the vine and planted in a permanent place.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle does not tolerate multiple transplants. When the first roots appear, it is necessary to provide the plant with a permanent place of residence.

Planting and caring for climbing honeysuckle

In advance, at a place determined for the composition, single holes 60 cm deep or a trench are dug, which is filled fertile soil with plenty of compost or last year's manure. Required entry mineral fertilizers. Do not forget about ash so that mineral fertilizers do not deoxidize the soil.

The best time for planting and caring for climbing vines is April - May. In a year the plant will rise 2 meters. But in the first two years, the vines need to be removed from their supports for the winter and protected from freezing. During the entire period of growth, the vine requires tending pruning and crown formation.

Let's get acquainted with the one that should become our dream. With honeysuckle called honeysuckle. Let's find out what conditions are most comfortable for its growth and development. There are all kinds of varieties of this plant, and we will talk about them a little. The article will contain tips from designers on decorating a site using honeysuckle. And also, we will try to uncover the little secret of its berries.

Honeysuckle - the queen among vines

Honeysuckle honeysuckle, what do we know about it

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a fragrant vine that is about 5 meters long. This is a fast-growing bush; it can grow a meter in a year. The roots of the plant are powerful, taprooted, and penetrate deep into the ground. Young shoots are green, without foliage. Old ones develop a light brown bark. Honeysuckle leaves are bluish-green, dense, broadly elliptical in shape. Pairs of upper leaflets are fused at the base and are tightly adjacent to them at first. beautiful flowers, and then bright red berries.

The flowers of the vine are tubular in shape, 5 cm long. Such tubes are collected in an inflorescence. The color of the flowers varies 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 a delicate aroma.

This is interesting! In fact, this vine is our neighbor. Its homeland is the Caucasus, middle and southern Europe. And in the middle of the 19th century, honeysuckle began to be planted in Russian gardens, not only for 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 the northern regions of the country, where the continental climate predominates, does the vine have difficulty surviving. The southern plant does not tolerate cold winters and often freezes.

And even in the southern regions, conditions must be created for honeysuckle that correspond to its character. Not in every place a bush will take root and develop. And not just any soil will do. And yet, with a little effort, we can hope that honeysuckle will bloom magnificently and decorate our site.

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

Place. If you want honeysuckle to bloom generously, you need to choose sunny place. But even in the shade the plant will develop, only more slowly. And yet, it is not advisable to plant honeysuckle in drafts or places where the plant will be constantly disturbed.

Soil preparation. Honeysuckle is a non-capricious plant. But we must 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 where the vine is planted, the soil should be loose, fertile, and the groundwater should lie deep enough so that the roots of the plant do not rot.

It is advisable to fertilize the soil in advance by adding peat and humus. Water generously throughout the month. If necessary, for example, if the soil contains a lot of clay, then drain the area of ​​land selected for honeysuckle.

Boarding time. All gardeners are inclined to believe that the best time for planting is early spring. If the principles of planting have been followed, then the plant will quickly take root and leaves will appear on it already in the month of May.

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

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

Care

Caring for honeysuckle is very simple, since the plant does not require additional care. All she needs is:

1. Watering.
2. Feeding.
3. Construction of a support.
4. Transfer.
5. Trimming.

Watering. Both young and old plants love watering. And in hot summers, it is advisable to water 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 gratefully respond to timely feeding. So, in early spring full complex mineral fertilizers will help the development flower buds and will give the plant strength.

Support. For honeysuckle climbing 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 at the same time, the flowering and development of the bush will suffer. You can build a support, either temporary or permanent. Sometimes trees on the site, fences, and even walls of various buildings can serve as support. In any case, the vine needs a strong support.

Liana definitely needs support

Transfer. Although this vine is planted in one place where it will grow long years, but sometimes you have to think about replanting the plant. For example, the soil has become very poor, groundwater is rising, or you see a special place for honeysuckle in the landscape design of your site. Whatever the reason, everything needs to be done correctly and carefully.

First you need to remove the branches of an adult plant from the support. Of course, this cannot be done without completely injuring the honeysuckle. Still, you have to try. Some gardeners advise trimming the bush, leaving half-meter shoots. Then it will be much easier to keep neither young nor old shoots intact.

Everything else is done according to the principle of planting a plant: the ground is prepared in advance, a hole is dug into which drainage and fertilizer are laid, and the plant is transferred to a new residential address.

Trimming. 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 bush. Those who are worried that the plant may not survive winter shorten the stems of the plant to make it easier to wrap it up.

Preparing for winter

A heat-loving vine can and should be prepared for winter frosts. To do this, the bush trunks 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 by covering it with slate or roofing felt, or film.

Diseases and pests

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

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

Variegated varieties of honeysuckle honeysuckle

There are a huge number of 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 great demand both among garden lovers and professional designers.

For example, Thälmann's honeysuckle has yellow-hot inflorescences that look like lights that light up on the bush. This vine is tall and strong. She is growing quickly. And honeysuckle is inferior only in aroma.

One of the varieties of honeysuckle

Thälmann's honeysuckle

Honeysuckle honeysuckle itself has within its family a varied palette of colors in which its bushes are dressed. Not only the colors, but their shades are dazzling throughout the month while the plant is blooming. The vine does not lose its decorative effect even when the plant stops blooming and bright berries appear among the foliage.

Honeysuckle will decorate any area

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

It has long been known how beautiful honeysuckle honeysuckle looks in landscape design; photos of personal plots where honeysuckle demonstrates its capabilities clearly confirm this.

Honeysuckle demarcates the zones of the garden plot

Liana can become a hedge

Honeysuckle berries honeysuckle

Reproduction of honeysuckle honeysuckle

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

But there are 2 more ways to propagate a vine: by seeds and cuttings. The seeds are collected from honeysuckle seeds. They must undergo stratification before they are sown as seedlings. In spring, it is advisable to plant young plants in the ground, where they will grow stronger.

In August, cuttings with 3-4 internodes are cut and planted in a sand-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 of delighting us with its flowering. In addition, the plant plays an important role in vertical gardening.

How simply and originally a liana decorates a garden

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Used to decorate garden plots different types plants - including vines. With the help of their powerful and long shoots, you can form a tall, dense hedge, decorate the landscape, gazebos, and other buildings on the site.

Honeysuckle Honeysuckle is often used as a vine - it is magnificently flowering, unpretentious and exclusively decorative. We will learn all the features of this plant, find out how to plant such a vine and how to care for it.

Honeysuckle Honeysuckle is a vine whose shoots can climb along a support to a considerable height. The average height of an adult plant ranges from four to five meters - and Honeysuckle reaches this size in the fifth year of its life. In one season, the vine can increase its height by two meters. Honeysuckle Honeysuckle lives from 30 to 50 years.

Initially, the shoots have a light green tint, but under the influence of sunlight and light they turn pink. As they mature, the shoots become woody and covered with dense gray bark. Having become lignified, the bark begins to peel off a little over time - but there is no need to panic about this. This is a species characteristic of the plant, and not a disease.

The leaves of the plant have an elliptical shape. But honeysuckle flowers are especially decorative - they are elongated, elongated tube inflorescences collected in bouquets. In the middle, each flower is lighter - white or cream, while the petals are usually dark red or dark pink. In addition, the flowers exude a strong, spicy and very pleasant aroma.

In addition to red and pink, there are also such colors of Honeysuckle flowers as yellow, purple, even white. The aroma is strong all the time, but becomes especially noticeable in the evening. The stamens protrude far beyond the inflorescences, which enhances the decorative effect of the plant and gives it a resemblance to a tropical one. One flower lives only three days, then fades. But due to the constant blooming of new inflorescences, the overall decorative period lasts quite a long time.

The fruits of this plant also have decorative qualities - after flowering, honeysuckle forms bright orange berries, collected in groups of three. Against the background of dark green foliage, bright, cheerful berries look very impressive. But, although they are very beautiful, they are not suitable for food. Moreover, you absolutely cannot eat them, as the fruits are poisonous.

Thus, the fragrant vine retains its decorative qualities throughout almost the entire growing season - from the moment of flowering until late autumn. This makes the plant a favorite of many gardeners and landscape designers. Honeysuckle Honeysuckle can be used in the garden landscape in different ways: it looks great in group plantings with coniferous plants, roses, other vines, ornamental shrubs.

The flowers of the plant have exceptional properties of a honey plant, so the proximity to an apiary for the vine will be very useful. The flowering period is about a month, after which the berries of the original color are set.

Like all types of honeysuckle, Honeysuckle also has healing qualities. Tinctures from the leaves and flowers of the plant are used for treatment various diseases- from increased blood pressure to varicose veins. And the aroma of the plant can cope with nervousness and stress.

Origin of the species

This liana is not a product of scientific selection, but a botanical species found in wildlife. You can find the plant in the wild, for example, in southern Europe and the Caucasus. As for its use in landscape design, until the beginning of the 20th century, this plant was cultivated only in the rich gardens of European nobles.

Then breeders took up honeysuckle, and today zoned varieties have already been bred that can withstand frost. In this regard, the vine has become much more widespread, and today it is grown, including in the cold Scandinavian countries, in Russia, and in North America.

Interestingly, the name of the plant is translated as “goat leaf” - that’s why sometimes honeysuckle is also called “goat vine”.

Suitable region and climate

We have already discussed this issue a little higher - today honeysuckle Honeysuckle can be grown, including in cool climates. Initially, of course, this heat-loving plant, and in nature it is found exclusively in areas with a mild climate.

In the north of Russia and Siberia, due to the cool, sharply continental climate, Honeysuckle honeysuckle is not cultivated. The southern plant will not survive the frosty winter typical of these regions.

In general, it is better to cover a vine, especially a young one, for the winter. At least until its shoots become woody. Otherwise, young branches may freeze.

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Let's consider the main points regarding planting honeysuckle.

Site selection

In order for the vine to bloom long and profusely, it must be planted in a sunny place. In the shade, the plant can also develop normally, however, it will not look as decorative as in the sun. At the same time, it is important that the plant is protected from winds and drafts. The eastern part of the garden is considered an ideal site for this vine.

The occurrence of groundwater on the site should not be superficial. Otherwise, the roots of the honeysuckle will likely rot and the plant will die further.

When to plant?

Spring planting - optimal choice V in this case. The vine is not planted before winter, as young plants are quite fragile and may not survive frosts.

How to prepare the site?

This vine is undemanding to the soil in which it will grow. Also, the acidity of the soil can be different - from very low at 3.9 pH to high at 7.7 pH. However, gardeners have noticed that the best way The plant develops in soil with neutral acidity - 5.5-6.5 pH.

Important: in clayey and insufficiently moistened soils, the plant does not develop as well as it could.

Seedling preparation

The plant is rarely propagated by seeds, much more often by layering and cuttings. The method of dividing a bush is also popular. If you plan to propagate the vine from cuttings, you will have to prepare planting material for the spring from August. You should choose a strong cutting, separate it from the mother plant and root it in a peat-sand mixture for the winter.

Reproduction by layering is even easier. As mentioned above, the plant produces a huge number of stepsons, so with a choice planting material there won't be any problems. A suitable cutting is slightly cut and buried with earth directly on the mother vine. Then roots form in the cut, after which the shoot can be planted in a separate place.

Important: Honeysuckle Honeysuckle must be immediately planted for permanent residence. This plant does not tolerate transplants.

Landing

First of all, a hole with parameters of 0.5x0.5x0.5 m is dug. The earth that was taken out of the hole should be mixed with manure or peat. Place drainage in the form of brick chips, coarse sand or gravel at the bottom of the recess, and lay fertilized soil on top - in a slide.

But if you are going to form a hedge using honeysuckle, planting is done not in a hole, but in a trench - there should be several seedlings.

Step by step procedure:

1. Trim the roots of the seedling and place it vertically on a hill in a hole.
2. The roots need to be spread along the bottom of the hole.
3. The seedling is watered and then covered with soil.
4. After falling asleep, abundant watering is carried out.
5. The ground around the trunk must be mulched with peat or humus.

Reproduction methods

Honeysuckle Honeysuckle reproduces in four ways:

• seeds:
• cuttings:
• layering;
• dividing the bush.

Seeds

Propagation by seeds is the most labor-intensive and long way, so it is chosen relatively rarely. The seeds are prepared from honeysuckle fruits collected in the fall. In spring, the seeds are dropped into a box of sand mixed with soil. The seeds germinate under the film and then grow to strong seedlings, and in the fall they are planted in open ground.

Cuttings

A popular method that gives an almost guaranteed successful result. The cuttings are prepared in the summer - a strong specimen about 10 cm long with 2-3 internodes is selected. The cutting overwinters in a mixture of peat, sand and soil, and is transplanted into open ground in the spring. As a rule, honeysuckle blooms the following summer.

Dividing the bush

The method is used when the mother plant becomes too old or grows too much. Also, the good thing about this method is that it allows you to plant a new plant right away. To separate part of the bush, you need to dig a little at the base of the roots, then use pruning shears to cut off the shoot that has roots. The shoot is shortened by about one third and planted in a new location.

By layering

The easiest way, ideal for beginners. Suitable layering must be selected in spring or autumn. Then cut the shoot directly at mother plant and bury it in the ground with this cut. When roots appear in the cut, the shoot is separated and planted in a new place.

Rules of care

Let's look at the main points for caring for honeysuckle Honeysuckle.

Creating a support

A liana can grow and develop normally only if it has something to cling to. Specially made gratings are suitable as supports, as well as gazebos, house walls, verandas, various posts, and trellises. On such support, the vine shoots will crawl upward.

You should know that the support should not be smooth - it should have a rough surface. This will provide better adhesion between the shoots and the support surface.

Top dressing

The plant is fed for the first time three weeks after planting in open ground. It is recommended to use a mineral complex with nitrogen and potassium for the first feeding. For organic matter, we recommend using humus or compost mixed with peat. Adult plants are fed once a season.

The time to apply fertilizing is immediately when the plant is flowering. In the fall, before wintering, pour a pile of wood ash into the root circle to provide the vine with food until spring.

Trimming

A complete decoration landscape design Honeysuckle Honeysuckle cannot grow without pruning. This procedure is necessary because the decorative vine grows significantly.

The first pruning is done immediately after rooting young seedling and is formative in nature. Subsequently, formative pruning should be carried out in the spring: weak shoots are pruned under the stump, and strong shoots are shortened by one third.

Important: If you do not start the formation of a plant from its very first days, then in the future, instead of an elegant vine, you can get an indistinct green lump of chaotically protruding shoots.

Throughout the growing season, you need to carry out regular inspections of the vine and, if necessary, do sanitary pruning. In this case, old, diseased and outdated shoots are removed. And as soon as the vine has reached the required height, cut off its top so that side shoots are more actively formed.

Watering

The liana needs regular soil moisture, especially if the weather is dry. So, in normal times it is recommended to water honeysuckle once a week, and in hot weather - twice. Sufficient moisture will allow the plant to bloom profusely and prolong its decorative period.

Wintering

In general, the plant’s winter hardiness is quite high (unless, of course, we are talking about Siberia or the northern regions). But it is advisable to cover the young vine for the winter so that it is guaranteed to withstand the cold. You can use anything for shelter - even cardboard boxes.

You can also cover the plant with fallen leaves and peat, paying special attention to the root zone. Mature plant do not cover - zoned varieties tolerate frost quite well.

In general, caring for honeysuckle Honeysuckle is simple. Even a novice and inexperienced gardener can cope with this.

Disease Control

Although Honeysuckle honeysuckle is not a very delicate plant, it can, however, be affected by pests and diseases. Most often, the vine encounters fungal diseases - the symptom is leaf spotting.

Of all fungal diseases, ramulariasis is the most common. This disease manifests itself as spots on the leaves. gray with a brown center. After the foliage is damaged, the disease spreads to the stems with petioles - the latter darken and gradually die. Spraying with copper sulfate and Fundazol will help against this scourge.

Cercospora blight is also dangerous for honeysuckle. The disease appears as red-brown dots on the leaves. This disease should be dealt with in the same way as in the previous case.

Liana branches can also be affected by tuberculosis. The disease manifests itself as swelling of the leaves and the appearance of red convex tubercles on them. The spores then penetrate the plant bark.

Shoots and leaves wilt. If you notice characteristic symptoms, the affected areas must be removed using pruning shears, garden shears, then spray the plant with copper sulfate or Bordeaux mixture. For preventive purposes, the vine is sprayed with the same preparations in the spring.

Among the pests dangerous to Caprifoli:

• bark beetles;
• ants;
• spider mite;
• weevil;
• codling moth;
• wireworm

In addition, mammals, such as shrews, are also dangerous to plants.

The most dangerous insect for honeysuckle - aphids. If pests settle on a vine, the leaves of the latter will turn yellow, then wither and die. They fight aphids with the help of drugs such as Actellik, Elexar, Confidor.

If you allow the vine to thicken, it is likely to be affected by spider mites. This pest attacks the leaves, causing them to curl and then fall off. Spraying with Omite or Actellik will be beneficial in this case.

And in order to prevent pest damage in principle, in the spring the vine must be treated with the following composition: copper sulfate - 2 tbsp. spoons into a bucket of water. Spraying must be carried out very carefully, avoiding omissions.