honeysuckle

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  August 2020

  It sounds thirsty .... honeysuckles need lots of water. I would give it at least 1 or 2 buckets of water every other day between mid March and mid September. 

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• helenskyblues Posts: 16

  August 2020

  Thank you I will try that. Do you think I will get any flowers this year or is it too late. Thanks.

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  August 2020 edited August 2020

  I think the time has probably passed for this year, but give it plenty of water as I’ve described and you’ll have lots of flowers to look forward to. I’ve got two large honeysuckles on a northfacing fence and  their roots have had a really good soaking this morning in readiness for today’s high temperatures. 

  
  

  Yours isn’t in a pot is it?  Honeysuckles are rarely successful in pots.  They’re woodland and hedgerow plants and need their feet in deep shady dampness and their faces in the sun. 
  

  
  

  
  

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• helenskyblues Posts: 16

  August 2020

  Thanks for your help. My Honeysuckle is in the ground growing up an obelisk.

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  August 2020

  I'm afraid it'll swamp an obelisk if it thrives.
  They grow very large - through trees, over buildings etc. 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• susan glover Posts: 99

  August 2020

  My honeysuckle didn't flower for 2 years. Then it went crazy everywhere. Do agree about the watering.

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• curtin196751CH6qRNug Posts: 4

  August 2020

  I have a honeysuckle which is still in a pot but growing at quite a rate. It is covered in flowers but also the leaves are covered in a white powder/mildew, it actually arrived with it. We have sprayed it several times to no avail. I don't want to plant it near other plants in case whatever is wrong with it will spread... Is that a possibility? 

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  August 2020

  Hi @curtin196751CH6qRNug
  
  Your honeysuckle is covered in mildew because it is in a pot and suffering from drought. 

  Powdery mildew attacks plants that are stressed. Honeysuckles are naturally plants of damp shady hedge banks and woodland fringes and need a shady deep cool moisture-retentive place for their roots,  and their faces in the sun. 

  They’re not suitable for growing in containers. 

  
  

  The good news is that there are many types of powdery mildew and they are specific to their host plants ie powdery mildew on a honeysuckle will not spread to a rose .... although of course if a rose is also stressed because of its growing conditions it will be susceptible to picking up a powdery mildew of its own. 
  

  
  

  So if I were you I’d get your honeysuckle planted in a suitable spot as soon as possible. 
  

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• curtin196751CH6qRNug Posts: 4

  August 2020

  Thank you so much, I shall plant it this morning! 

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  August 2020

  Yes - water well first and afterwards too, and keep an eye on it if you aren't having cooler, wetter conditions. As @Dovefromabove says - they aren't suited to pots, and mildew is specific and not contagious, so don't worry.
  
  Once it's September/October it should be getting enough moisture, and be in good shape for next year 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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