I'm afraid that it in the nature of the plant. Honeysuckle is a woodland plant that scrambles up through the undergrowth to the hedge and treetops to reach the sun where it flowers. It's not good at being thick and leafy at the base. Coupled with that, it really likes its roots to be cool and damp - this is difficult in a container.
My best suggestion would be to plant some herbaceous perennials in front of it to hide the lower stems.
Hope that's helpful.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
After several successful flowering,for the last two or three years flowers start then turn black and rot. I first thought this might be due to the weather but now I doubt it is. I cut back each year and otherwise the plant is robust with good leaves. Any ideas?
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I'm afraid that it in the nature of the plant. Honeysuckle is a woodland plant that scrambles up through the undergrowth to the hedge and treetops to reach the sun where it flowers. It's not good at being thick and leafy at the base. Coupled with that, it really likes its roots to be cool and damp - this is difficult in a container.
My best suggestion would be to plant some herbaceous perennials in front of it to hide the lower stems.
Hope that's helpful.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
After several successful flowering,for the last two or three years flowers start then turn black and rot. I first thought this might be due to the weather but now I doubt it is. I cut back each year and otherwise the plant is robust with good leaves. Any ideas?