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Honeysuckle Help


Last year I planted two honeysuckles in a planter, one pink and one orange. The pink one bloomed last year, but both bloomed this year. I was just starting to get a lovely show, when a couple of weeks ago they started wilting and turning crispy - leaves, stems and flowers! I've been keeping them watered, but we've had plenty of rain anyway, and they've had a few feeds with Tomato fertiliser.
Last year I sowed Aubrieta either side of them but were crowding the planters by this Spring so moved them to my new rockery. In their place I planted a couple of nasturtiums and begonias as temporary bedding only a week or so before the honeysuckle started suffering. Surely they're not stealing the honeysuckles nutrients?
I'm reluctant to cut back the affected areas as some bits are close to the base of the plants.
Would appreciate any advice. Thank you.



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They need loads of room for roots. It won't matter how much you feed and water - there simply isn't enough soil and room to sustain them long term.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Any suggestions what would work well as a climber in that size planter?
I have a dry stone wall that the honeysuckle could scramble over, if I brush the gravel away I'll try and dig down there.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'd echo @Dovefromabove's suggestion. One of those little patio clems would be fine, or some of the smaller alpinas. They like a drier medium than the larger flowered ones. I wouldn't have loads of other plants in with it though, until you get it properly established.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...