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- Q.How Can I Get My Honeysuckle (madreselvas) To Bloom? - I had this honeysuckle for 3 years and it has never flowered. It grows very well and I prune ...
- Q.Help With Soil - I have been trying to grow various plants in an area of my garden for 3 years with no success ...
- Q.Can A Honeysuckle Be Rooted - I have a honeysuckle that is not very old. It is about a foot tall and has 3 vines growing. ...
- Q.Identify - Can anyone please tell me what this is and how to transplant it? Many thanks.
- Q.Dying Coral Honeysuckle - Coral honeysuckles leaves started yellowing at bottom of vine. Adjusted water both ways, increased and decreased to no avail. Yellowing ...
- Q.Why Doesn’t My Honeysuckle Plant Smell? - I have had my honeysuckle plant for six years and it blooms but does not smell - when the company ...
- Q.Powdery Substance On Honeysuckle Leaves - Our newly planted honeysuckle plant has white powder on the leaves and seems to be dying. How to make healthy ...
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jt on
September 6, 2014Q.how can I get my honeysuckle (madreselvas) to bloom?
I had this honeysuckle for 3 years and it has never flowered. It grows very well and I prune it twice a year, fertilize it in the spring...but still no flowers.
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
September 6, 2014A.Madreselvas is the Spanish name for honeysuckle, Lonicera spp. Hopefully you bought your plant locally, so it should be a good cultivar for your climate. When plants in general don't flower, the two basic reasons are 1) not enough light or 2) too much nitrogen/too little phosphorous. You might try increasing the light for your plant, or work some extra phosphorous in the form of bone meal into the soil. Also, it's just possible that your plant needs a little more time. Perhaps these articles will be of some help to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/honeysuckle/
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stella on
October 1, 2014Q.Help with soil
I have been trying to grow various plants in an area of my garden for 3 years with no success (honeysuckle, roses mainly). I have just been told that previous occupants (about 7 years ago) used the area to fix motor bikes and there was always oil/petrol on the ground. The people who lived here before me had the same problem. Is there anything I can add to the soil or should I just give up and pave the area?
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
October 3, 2014A.If the area is one where it would be convenient to have a paved patio, you could go that way, and use containers for your plantings. Or you could try to refurbish the soil. You would need to dig out the old soil and truck in new. I don't know exactly how deep you should dig, but you could get that information from an environmental geologist, maybe at a nearby university. Then you could embark on a program of rebuilding the soil with lots (and year) of organic matter, compost, and so on. Here are a couple of articles that have some ideas: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/lasagna-gardening.htm
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October 9, 2014Q.can a honeysuckle be rooted
I have a honeysuckle that is not very old. It is about a foot tall and has 3 vines growing. Can the stem of a honeysuckle be rooted?
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
October 9, 2014A.Yes, honeysuckle roots fairly easily. This article is a good general lesson in starting cuttings: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/hil-8702.html
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October 12, 2014Q.Identify
Can anyone please tell me what this is and how to transplant it? Many thanks.
Answered by
Nikki on
October 13, 2014
Certified ExpertA.Sorry, the picture came to our email, rather than on here. At any rate, it's a Himalayan honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa). Here is more information: https://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1149
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Anonymous on
October 24, 2014Q.dying coral honeysuckle
Coral honeysuckles leaves started yellowing at bottom of vine. Adjusted water both ways, increased and decreased to no avail. Yellowing has progressed to top of vine and leaves fallen off. Sprayed leaves with garlic spray. Nothing. Used organic feeding - new shoots appeared, others still dying. What is the problem?
- Answered by
theficuswrangler on
October 29, 2014A.Is it possible that some tree has grown enough to shade the honeysuckle too much? Also, you might want to do (or have done) a soil analysis. Some growers have had good fortune with somewhat acidic soil. See if there's anything in these articles that offers advice: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/honeysuckle/honeysuckle-vine-care.htm
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April 19, 2015
zone 6Q.why doesn’t my honeysuckle plant smell?
I have had my honeysuckle plant for six years and it blooms but does not smell - when the company claims it does.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
April 19, 2015A.Do you know the plant variety you are growing? There are some varieties that have little or no fragrance. Environmental factors can also effect the fragrance gives off. Proper growing conditions, plant age and size may play a part also.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/honeysuckle/types-of-honeysuckle-plants.htm
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May 1, 2015
Se ncQ.Powdery substance on honeysuckle leaves
Our newly planted honeysuckle plant has white powder on the leaves and seems to be dying. How to make healthy again?
- Answered by
shelley on
May 1, 2015
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like you have powdery mildew. The following articles will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/get-the-cure-for-powdery-mildew.htm
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