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Honeysuckle is a type of decorative honeysuckle. Valued by gardeners for its beautiful flowers and bush shape. In landscape design, honeysuckle is used for landscaping, which can be divided into two groups according to appearance:
- Curly: honeysuckle, honeysuckle Brown, Gerald, seaside, Hekrota.
- Bush: Tatarian honeysuckle, Maksimovich, alpine, Korolkova.
Description of the plant
Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a liana. The name is translated from Latin as goat leaf. Perhaps because these animals love to eat honeysuckle leaves. The liana is also called fragrant. Blooming honeysuckle emits a pleasant aroma that intensifies in the evening. What honeysuckle honeysuckle looks like, look at the photo.
Leaves
Honeysuckle is an amazing plant in which everything is worthy of attention. Unusual leaves of the vine: quite large, leathery, elliptical in shape, dark green in color, bluish to whitish below. They fall in late autumn. 2-3 pairs of upper leaves grow together to form a disc through which the honeysuckle stem passes.
Flowers and fruits
Honeysuckle honeysuckle flowers are located in the axils of fused leaves, collected in groups of 5-10 flowers. The flowers are tubular in shape, up to 5 cm in length, with far protruding stamens. The color of the flowers inside is white or slightly yellowish.Outside with violet-red stripes or a purple tint. Each individual honeysuckle flower lives for 2-3 days. Flowering of the entire bush lasts up to 3 weeks. After flowering, honeysuckle produces berries on a short stalk, almost lying on the leaf. The color of the vine's berries is red or orange-red. The berries are inedible. The liana begins to bloom and bear fruit after 3 years. It grows very quickly, shoots grow 1.5-2 m during the season. Honeysuckle flowering period occurs at the end of May-beginning of June.
Application in landscape design
In landscape design, such a wonderful plant as honeysuckle honeysuckle is used for vertical gardening. Since this is a vine, it definitely needs support for further growth. Gardeners decorate gazebos, arches, fences with climbing honeysuckle, and decorate outbuildings. Honeysuckle honeysuckle can be a hedge. Ideally combined with conifers, shrubs that also bloom beautifully (mock orange, weigela, deutzia) and climbing roses. For examples of the use of honeysuckle in landscape design, see the photo:
Agricultural technology
If agricultural practices are followed and proper care is taken, honeysuckle will delight you for many years. The average lifespan of honeysuckle is about 50 years.
Landing
Honeysuckle honeysuckle is European and loves full sun. Will tolerate partial darkening. But it will not bloom profusely. Choose the right place to plant the plant. The soil should be fertile, enriched with humus, well moistened, but the water should not stagnate. Soils that are clayey, dense in composition, and with high acidity are not suitable for honeysuckle vine.
To plant honeysuckle honeysuckle, dig a hole or trench large enough to accommodate the root system. A hole is for a single plant, and a trench is for a row of plants. Place a layer of drainage at the bottom of the hole. This could be gravel, small pieces of brick or sand. Mix the soil removed from the pit with fertilizers, peat, rotted manure or humus.
Add lime to acidic soil. Place part of the prepared soil in the hole, and place the seedling on top of it. If the honeysuckle's roots are large, you can trim them. Cover the roots with the remaining soil mixture and water well. Take care to create support for honeysuckle honeysuckle so as not to get a shapeless lump in the future. Without support, the honeysuckle will begin to lean on itself.
The support can be cords. You can pull in any direction that suits you. Coarse mesh or lattice trellises.
Care
Regular care of the plant consists of watering, timely removal weed and bush formation. Honeysuckle honeysuckle loves moisture. In the summer, do not allow the soil to dry out; if the season turns out to be dry, then increase the amount of water for watering the vine. The surface of the soil around the honeysuckle can be covered with mulch. For example, peat. Mulch is needed to create conditions for soil cultivators - worms, to protect the top layer of soil from drying out.
Remove weeds as they appear. Perennial weeds with extensive root systems must be removed before planting. Select all parts of the roots as carefully as possible.
Honeysuckle is a fast-growing vine.By pruning it, you will form a bush as you wish. Leave no more than 3 shoots on a young plant. Choose the most viable ones. Delete the rest. Cut off dead shoots and those that did not survive the winter. As soon as honeysuckle honeysuckle begins to grow and reaches the required height, begin trimming the tops to stimulate the appearance of side shoots. Then the honeysuckle will expand. By pruning a plant, you not only shape it, but also rejuvenate it and promote abundant flowering. Watch the video about the intricacies of spring care for honeysuckle honeysuckle:
Reproduction
Honeysuckle is replanted in the spring. Honeysuckle does not really like moving. Therefore, decide on a permanent place of growth. How is honeysuckle propagated? There are several ways:
- Seeds. Quite a complex and painstaking process. Honeysuckle seeds are harvested from ripened berries. They are separated from the pulp, washed and dried. Honeysuckle seeds are reluctant to germinate. In order to improve germination, stratification is carried out. An artificial process to activate the natural powers of the seeds. In nature, seeds fall to the ground in the fall and remain dormant until they germinate in the spring. Stratification is an imitation of natural conditions. To do this, honeysuckle seeds are placed in a container with wet sand and placed in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf. They last for about 2-4 weeks. The sand must be moistened. Next, honeysuckle seeds are ready for planting. Place the seeds in a container with nutrient soil, lightly sprinkled with soil. Spray with water, cover with glass or film. After germination, the glass can be removed. After the honeysuckle seedlings have become stronger, they can be transplanted to a permanent place. Be sure to cover it for the winter. For example, spruce branches.
- Cuttings. Honeysuckle cuttings are harvested after the bush has flowered. Not all shoots are suitable for cuttings. Cuttings from older shoots will take root best. If they break well, then they are suitable for cuttings. The length of the cuttings is 10 cm, they should have 2 - 3 internodes. Cut the top at a right angle and the bottom at 45 degrees. Plant honeysuckle cuttings for rooting in a greenhouse in a mixture of garden soil, peat and sand in approximately equal proportions. In a month the first leaves will appear. In spring it can be planted in open ground.
- By layering. The easiest way to propagate honeysuckle honeysuckle. In spring or fall, bend the branch to the ground and secure it with staples. Sprinkle with soil. To ensure rooting occurs effectively, prepare the soil by mixing it with peat. In the spring, separate the rooted parts from the parent honeysuckle bush and plant it in a permanent place. This method is good when creating a hedge, then the cuttings are not separated, they continue to grow on their own. It is only necessary to install support for young plants.
- Dividing an overgrown bush. There are 2 ways. First: expose the roots of the bush and cut off the shoot with roots. Second: dig up the entire honeysuckle bush and, using a shovel, divide the bush into parts, which can then be transplanted to new permanent locations. Treat the cuts with ash. And shorten the shoots slightly. After a year, the plant will need pruning to form a crown.
Top dressing
Honeysuckle honeysuckle will delight you with rapid growth and abundant flowering if you feed it regularly.
- Autumn is the best time to apply potash and phosphorus fertilizers. To do this, fertilize the plant with humus or rotted manure.
- Apply nitrogen fertilizer in the spring.Pour in slurry or infusion of bird droppings, after diluting with water: 1 part infusion and 10 parts water.
Protection from diseases
Inspect honeysuckle honeysuckle to notice damage in time and take action.
- The number one enemy of honeysuckle is aphids., which sucks out the vital juices of the plant. External signs of the threat are yellowing and falling leaves. Aphids can be destroyed by spraying the bush with the following preparations: Inta-VIR, Eleksar, Condifor.
- Fungal infections cause leaves to wilt and reddish bumps appear on the bark. Affected shoots should be removed. The entire bush must be treated with copper sulfate in the spring as a preventive measure.
- Viruses cause variegation on the leaves. Unfortunately, the bush will have to be dug up and burned. But you can fight for the plant by spraying it with copper sulfate or Fundazol.
Conclusion
Do not be afraid of diseases and insects - pests. Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a very beautiful and spectacular plant that does not require labor-intensive care. If you place it in your garden, then for many years this creature will delight your eyes with its unique appearance.
