Re: honeysuckle vine
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: honeysuckle vine
- From: D* M*
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 22:58:12 -0600
>Hi all.
>I planted a honeysuckle "John Clayton" early this summer. It apparently
>didn't thrive on benign neglect and hence didn't grow much. But I'm
>wondering if I need to do any pruning on it. Does it need to get cut
>back in the fall or spring? Any suggestions?
>TIA
>Barb (Southeastern PA, zone 6/7)
>
Barb...
'John Clayton' is one of the yellow-flowering cultivars of Lonicera
semperveriens. They bloom best in sun, but supposedly tolerate some shade.
I would leave the pruning until spring and then prune only dead or weak
growth. Since this was the first year of planting, I wouldn't worry to
much. Some plants don't do much the first year. Just remember:
The first year they sleep,
The second year they creep,
The third year they leap.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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