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Honeysuckle looking poorly

SebSeb Posts: 14
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Recently I bought 3 honeysuckle plants to cover a rather dull wall in the garden. One is coming up great and has started flowering however the other two are not so good. They appear to be growing but one has developed red and dark spots. The other the leaves are all turning yellow and falling off. All 3 are planted in the same size of deep pot. Any advice on what might be causing the problem please?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Hi Seb image

    Honeysuckles really don't do well in pots.  They're woodland plants that like a cool deep root-run in the shade and their heads pushing up through the undergrowth to the sun. 

    When in pots above the ground the soil and roots get warmer than if they were planted in the ground, and they are frequently drier too.  This makes them susceptible to powdery mildew which is what I suspect is affecting your honeysuckles. 

    Which way does the wall face, what size pots are they in and what sort of compost?


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





  • SebSeb Posts: 14
    The wall faces North. The compost is made up from the garden and a potting compost. The area is pretty enclosed as an extension runs out from the main house and I wanted to hide a rather rubbish wall.



    I wonder if another kind of plant would do better here and I if I replanted the honeysuckle in the garden I could still get it to climb along this wall? I'd have to re plant it right at the edge of the extension to do this as it's just gravel and no earth in that area
  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    I'd a bag of farm yard manure and put it in that spot you mention, shaded roots are important and a damp soil, and it'll train against a wall. They do well in sun or shade.

  • cathy43cathy43 Posts: 373

    Just a thought but there are self clinging climbing hydranga (can't remember proper name) that grow best on a north wall, over time it would give a structure for the honeysuckle to scramble through

  • annmarie 2annmarie 2 Posts: 155

    I wouldn't worry too much its probably because its getting it roots down , make sure you water it until it settles and it should be ok they are very thirsty plants at the best of times , don't water it when it in full sun wait until it cools either first thing in the morning or after 8 at night

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