Growing wild honeysuckle?
Question:Can you take a cutting from wild honeysuckle and have it grow successfully.
What is the best way to do this. Do you put it in water or soil. And, if you can how long do you have to wait to put it in the ground.
I want to use it as a vine on a fence. Will it do a good job at covering a fence (how many plants would I have to plant)?
I live in the Houston, Tx area. Any information will be appreciated.
Answers:
why wait for it to root and grow? go find u a wild patch of the stuff, find where they connect to the ground or their root system, cut about 5 to 6 inches up from here, then dig u up a clump of the stuff, seperate it into how many plants u think u need .. now go plant these at the same depth they were growing. water everyday for the first three days or so then back off to once a week for the first two months... then let mother nature have it! this will save alot of time and u won't be sitting there (wasting ur time) watching a "cutting" hoping it will take off! i've done this with wild "hardy hibiscus" last year and u have to see the plant now this year.. it looks like it's been there for years! good luck
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Transporting Honeysuckle
Q. I live in Arizona and visit Wisconsin in the summer time. Up here in Wisconsin we got Honeysuckle all over (the good red kind). I was interested in bringing some back to Arizona with me, but I'm not sure how or if I can. I'd have to pack it in a suitcase and it'd have to live for 5 hours until I reach my house. I did read a previous article saying that it was durable...how durable?
- David
A. When it's time to go home, dig up a small plant (if you can find a small plant). Then wash the dirt off the roots and cut the top down - 4-6 inches tall is plenty. Wrap the roots in wet paper towels. At the same time, take six tip cuttings from the plant you like. Put all this plant material into a plastic bag - the kind newspapers come in, long and narrow, works great. Close the bag with a twist tie and get on the plane. When you get home, plant all in pots for awhile, then transplant this fall. Right now there are about ten cannalilies blooming in my garden that came from other places and were transported in just this way.
I don't know about how to start a clipping, but i know that the wild honey suckle we know is a very successful invasive species from China. Once it gets established it takes over and is very hard to get rid of.
For this reason I roccommend planting at very least every six-eight feet. In three years you'll be hard pressed to find your fence.
You are asking for trouble if you don't plan on keeping it pruned.
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