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disneynut1977 ~ Melissa

14 years ago

I sold a bunch of stuff on Ebay and pumped some of that money right back in. I decided instead of trying to trade for a Coral Honeysuckle vine, I would just buy a few well rooted cuttings from a seller that had a decent deal going and great feedback. Well, I came across another seller and before I knew it I had bought 7 different honeysuckles.........I did check their feedback and they have awsome feedback from their previous honeysuckle sales along with the other nursery plant's they sell. So I feel a little better knowing this, I just don't know where to put all of them.

I bought 1 of each:

LONICERA 'MAGNIFICA'

LONICERA 'ALABAMA CRIMSON'

LONICERA 'DROPMORE SCARLET'

LONICERA 'BLANCHE SANDMAN'

LONICERA 'HARLEQUIN'

LONICERA 'MANDARIN'

LONICERA 'JOHN CLAYTON'

and wouldn't you know, the 1 Honeysuckle I was after I didn't even end up buying :)

I did just order them, so I do have some time before I get them. I have the front porch my hubby built last year, I was thinking I could put 1 on the corner (it's 4' high than the railing's move out 3' in 1 direction and at least 5' in the other torward the front door). Than I have the 4ft high cedar concave fence we had put in last summer. I did have a bunch of Clematis that I had put on it last fall, but I had decided to move them (they are already moved and taken care of). The fence is 50ft long. I was thinking of putting 1 on either side of my yard in the middle of the garden on my 6' high metal corner stand's. I can't put any in the backyard, that is part shade/dappled shade.

So 3 on the fence if it's not too much (don't want to overdo the fence), 1 on the front porch, 2 for the side yards (1 each side), that leaves 1 more I have to find a place for??????

I can control the size of them right? I just lightly prune them when they start to get too big for the area? at least that's what I' m understanding from reading previous post's on honeysuckle.

Thanks

Melissa

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penny1947
14 years ago
Melissa,
I just bought a Gold Flame honeysuckle on Ebay to go along with my growing collection too. I planted mine on an arobor in front of my front porch along with a cross vine. yes they can be pruned very easily. I pruned my coral honeysuckle species down to about 3 ft. early this spring so I could replace the trellis that it was originally on. Husky from the upstate NY forum prunes hers every eary to keep it the size that she wants it.

Penny
disneynut1977 ~ Melissa
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14 years ago
Great. I should have a year or 2 for the roots to get established too I think. I may put the 7th Honeysuckle along with the 1 other on the side that does not have the fence, just need to come up with a support for that 1. I can't wait. I bought them thinking about drawing in more Hummer's.

I wonder if I will get any flowers off of it this year?

Melissa

P.S. You should take cuttings Penny and I can do the same for what you don't have.....Gold Flame was the 1 the seller didn't have.
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penny1947
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Melissa,
Some may bloom this year. My first two that I bought bloomed the first year but they were a little bigger than the one I bought this year. It is easier and more reliable to layer a low lying stem than to actually take cuttings. They may need to grow for a couple of years before doing it though.

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christie_sw_mo
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I'm jealous Melissa! I'm not familiar with a few of those names, so I'm interested to see which ones the hummingbirds like the best and which ones start blooming the earliest in the spring. I have a Dropmore Scarlet that I've had for a couple years and love. Last summer I added a species sempervirens and an Alabama Crimson to put on an arbor.
disneynut1977 ~ Melissa
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14 years ago
Yeah, in a few years I'm hoping my yard becomes a hummer magnet.

I still haven't decided which 1 I will be putting on my front porch, that's the 1 I will be seeing up close. I might try to stick the extra 7th honeysuckle in front of my porch on a heavy duty tripod instead of putting 2 on the side yard, so I have 2 up front to look at also?

They are being shipped on Monday, so I should have them by the end of next week.

Melissa1977
penny1947
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Hey Christie have you had any problems with aphids on your honeysuckles this year. Last year it was the species and this year they hit the Dropmore Scarlet.

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christie_sw_mo
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No aphids on my honeysuckle yet, just my mums.
Last year I had LOTS of ladybugs and had aphids on a few things around the yard but they seemed to be disappearing without any help from me, then late in the season, I started seeing more aphids and less ladybugs. I don't remember seeing aphids on my honeysuckle though. There were probably some at least. They were worst on my swamp milkweed and it hasn't come back this year.
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It doesn't seem to be necessary to get rid of ALL the aphids. Most plants can handle quite a few without suffering much. My swamp milkweed was coated with them though and I was just ignoring it because I assumed the ladybugs would eventually come along and feast. It was hot and dry at the same time and that was hard on it too. Lesson learned. : (

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