A complete guide to the care of honeysuckle at home

Temperature adaptation of honeysuckle

The suitable temperature for growth is 10~30 degrees.

Honeysuckle Medicinal Uses Guide

Honeysuckle is a commonly used Chinese medicine with the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying.

Honeysuckle planting method

Honeysuckle is usually transplanted before it sprouts in spring. For courtyard planting, 2 to 3 plants should be clustered together. Dig deep holes, apply dry fertilizer and a small amount of superphosphate as base fertilizer, and water thoroughly after planting.

Honeysuckle can also be planted on a sunny balcony. Use a larger flowerpot to plant 1 to 2 honeysuckle plants. The potting soil is a mixture of fertile garden soil, leaf mold and sand. Before planting, apply a small amount of decomposed bean cake fertilizer and stable manure to the bottom of the pot, and add a little superphosphate as base fertilizer. Water thoroughly after planting.

When planting in the courtyard, you need to build a frame and tie ropes for it to climb and grow. Then, apply appropriate fertilizer and water, and the branches and leaves will soon climb up the ropes and provide a green shade. Proper pruning and application of sufficient base fertilizer in the spring of the second year can make the branches and leaves more luxuriant, the flowers more numerous and the flowering period longer. A support can be set up for potted plants. Prune and trim the stems several times until they become mushroom-shaped.

How to water honeysuckle

For a honeysuckle garden, rainwater can generally meet the requirements for watering, and appropriate watering is only required when the weather is dry. It should be noted that if you need to pick branches and leaves and flowers, you should water the plant once every 3 to 5 days in rainless weather . Keeping the soil moist is conducive to its healthy growth, more branches and more flowers.

When planting honeysuckle in potted plants on the balcony, pay attention to watering during the growing season and keep the soil in the pot moist at all times.

How to fertilize honeysuckle

When cultivating honeysuckle in the courtyard, after applying sufficient base fertilizer, top dressing is generally not required during the growing period. If you need to apply top dressing, you can apply thin organic liquid fertilizer 1 to 2 times every 15 to 20 days during the peak growing season . After the flower buds appear, you can mix an equal amount of 600 times potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution in dilute organic fertilizer water , and then apply it 1 to 2 times. If you need to pick flowers and branches and leaves, you must strengthen the management of fertilizer and water.

Potted plants can be watered in time during the vigorous growth period, and diluted organic fertilizer water can be applied once every 15 days or so , which is beneficial to the firmness of the plants and can prolong the flowering period.

Honeysuckle propagation method

Honeysuckle can be propagated by cuttings, sowing, layering, and division. Cuttings are simple and easy to grow and can be carried out in spring, summer and autumn . Cuttings taken during the rainy season can take root in half a month. Ground-planted plants can also be propagated by layering, where each node will take root. After rooting, they can be cut off and planted again. After planting, it blooms in the second year.