Perfoliate Honeysuckle: the subtleties of cultivation and care

Often, the vertical garden of landscaping use decorative vine - Perfoliate Honeysuckle. It has a pleasant aroma, which extends over several meters. The smell is enhanced in the evening.

This plant during one season can grow to a couple of meters. Honeysuckle Perfoliate not afraid to lower temperatures, he lives about 50 years.

Features Plant Care

It does not require any special care. The only difficulty may cause search of support for it. Therefore, the plant is often thrown near the wall or fence.

This horticultural crops in length can be up to 5 meters. Young shoots encircle support, and small roots cling to the rough surface.

Water-loving plant so it should be watered regularly. In times of drought the water portion should be increased twice. After watering or rain recommended to loosen the soil.

Pruning takes place immediately after landing. This helps to form a neat bush. The first thing cropped weak stems. As a result, must remain 3 sprigs. They shortened by 1/3.

In the growing season is necessary to regularly clean the dry and damaged shoots.

When Perfoliate Honeysuckle reaches the desired size in height, cut off its tip. After that, the bush starts to grow in breadth.

To wrap up for the winter should be only high-quality, hybrid honeysuckle and newly planted cuttings. Adult plant species in the shelter does not need.

How to plant a plant

To begin to prepare the pit. Its size should be 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 meters. At the bottom you need to put drainage.

For this purpose:

· Gravel;

· Sand;

· Brick chips.

Laid out in the preparation of the soil pit to be connected with peat, manure and micronutrients last year. If the soil is acidic is to add lime.

On top of the drainage will need to make a small mound, and place the seedlings in a pit.

The roots of pre-need a little pruning. After their must be firmly on the mound, and pour the water.

Then the remnants of soil backfilled and again all abundantly watered. Mulching the ground around the bush to use peat or humus.

The plant should be planted in the spring. To do this, take a small germ, which has several buds. It is not necessary to repot the plant - it does not like.

It is better to immediately select a permanent place for honeysuckle. Planting should be in moist, loose soil. It is desirable that it be neutral acidic. It grows poorly on clay and dry soils.

Fertilizer

A short time after landing is necessary to fertilizer plants.

In this case, can be used:

· Mineral fertilizers;

· Organic fertilizer;

· A mixture of potassium, nitrogen and manure.

Also suitable humus 2-3 years ago.

For timely feeding the plant will delight violent flowering and rapid growth.

Honeysuckle fertilize twice a year. In the autumn of making potash and phosphate fertilizers, under a bush spiked compost and humus.

Spring plant should be watered diluted mullein or bird droppings.

Honeysuckle Perfoliate beautiful plant. They are decorated pergolas, arches, fences. Well it is combined with conifers and flowering shrubs.