Re: Honeysuckle vine

>Does anyone have experience with Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle?
>
>I planted one a year ago. It looks healthy and is growing well but I don't
>see any sign of flowers. It didn't flower last year either but I didn't
>think anything of it as that was its first year. (Just for comparison, I
>visited a public garden nearby two weeks ago and their Dropmore Scarlet had
>open blooms.)
>
>It's on the south side of my house and well mulched to keep it from drying
>out. There was a lot of die back this spring but it was also the first
>plant to start growing. There were leaves on it in April, which is unheard
>around here.
>
>Am I missing something in its requirements or do I just have to be patient?
>Does it take a few years to get established? Is the die back significant?
>(All my books say it flowers on new wood. Are they wrong?)
>
>Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
>Leslie
>zone 3 soutern Manitoba

Hi Leslie,

I had a friend at work give me a start of Honeysuckle and it took probably
about three years before it bloomed. Same for a Lilac bush. That took about
five years.

Vicki
Tacoma, WA
http://www.createastone.com



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