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Honeysuckle help

pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
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Early last year I purchased a Honeysuckle from a well-established grower, the pot it came in was quite small, and so the first thing I did was put it into a much larger vessel, using multi-purpose compost to fill the pot, I left the root as one. I watered and fed it, moved it around from full sun to half shade, but it hasn't grown at all, in fact, it looks quite dormant. My question is should it be in acidic compost, or what would you do ?
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It'll really need to go in the ground. Compost doesn't have enough sustenance to support a plant for more than a few months. so even if it was a small plant and you were growing it on before planting out, it would need refreshed/renewed by now.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    edited March 2022
    They prefer damp shade. .I do have a couple in those plastic window boxes planters. We inherited them. They are in ordinary garden soil. They happily reach 2mt,hubby cuts them back at the end of the growing year. They need a lot of water even in my north facing garden. Do you know the variety?
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Honeysuckles can be climbers or shrubs.
    Some are evergreen ... but most go dormant and lose all their leaves in winter.
    Do you know which one you have?
    They are not suitable plants to be kept  in a pot.
    Suggest you plant it in the ground asap.
    Hopefully the roots will grow and it will produce fresh leaves in the spring.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - I assumed it was one of the climbers, but it would be helpful if @pclark42 could clarify.  :)
    The shrubby honeysuckles  [nitida, pileata etc] can be grown in containers. Good for a topiary subject, but quite different from the climbing Loniceras. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    There are several other shrubby honeysuckles...some grow quite big and are happier in the ground.
    eg....L.Fragrantissima, L.Syringantha, L. purpusii.
     L.crassifolia, L.alberti, L.elisea, L.setifera, L.standishii, etc etc
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
    I've just poured some liquid horse manure into the container in the hope it will come round, the container is a fair size, maybe a good feed for the next few weeks. I am sure it is the climbing variety.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Not a honeysuckle then  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited March 2022
    Fairygirl said:
    Not a honeysuckle then  :)
    Mystery solved...
    Trachelospermum....Not related to Lonicera..honeysuckle.

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/93768/trachelospermum-jasminoides-variegatum-(v)/details
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They won't thrive in pots either. It would have to be a large, purpose built container to keep it happy long term.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
    Flippin eck, I thought I had purchased a Honeysuckle, I'm a bit shocked..back to the drawing board. But should this Jasmin be in acidic soil?
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