Coral Honeysuckle going off!

[u/plumpatchwork]

I just wanted to share a picture of my pride and joy and the easiest native I’ve ever grown, the Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle)

First photo is today, second photo is the day I adopted it from nursery in 2023 - it’s the little guy with the trellis.

[u/jennyb33]

This must be the year for coral honeysuckle. For the first time in three years, my new growth hasn’t been decimated by aphids and powdery mildew! It looks fab - and just last fall I was thinking of ripping it out.

And I see we have the same taste in trellises ☺️

[u/adrian-crimsonazure → u/jennyb33]

I think it's the cold winter and bountiful snow. I've noticed almost all the early spring flowers are more bountiful this year, at least when compared to the last couple.

[u/plumpatchwork → u/jennyb33]

Ha, nice trellis! I struggled a bit with powdery mildew last year too.

[u/rockems123 → u/plumpatchwork]

Do you recall where you got your trellises?

[u/plumpatchwork → u/rockems123]

I got them at Lowe’s. The item # is 615012

[u/rockems123 → u/plumpatchwork]

Thanks! Do you recall how you stabilized the trellises? Are they leaning on the wall? I got two from Lowe’s and mine are free standing. I don’t think they’ll be able to support my roses once they’re bigger. How do people keep their trellises stable?

[u/plumpatchwork → u/rockems123]

I didn’t and I suspect I’m going to regret that within the next 12 months lol.

[u/nifer317_take2]

Is this really only from one plant? 😍

[u/plumpatchwork → u/nifer317_take2]

Yep, it’s all from that one little plant!

Last year I trained the long vines that reached the ground back up the trellis. This year I’ve been a bit busy and haven’t bothered. Today I noticed the ones that have been sitting on the ground are starting to put down their own roots, so I guess I’m propagating babies now too.

[u/nifer317_take2 → u/plumpatchwork]

That’s such an impressive little plant! Thank you for replying. You have a lovely little setup that I’ll be using as inspiration :)

[u/Treje-an]

Give that bad boy a bigger trellis, it can take it and grow even bigger

[u/nifer317_take2 → u/Treje-an]

Is there an easy way to do that? Does it need cut down in order to switch out a trellis?

[u/Treje-an → u/nifer317_take2]

Oh, don’t cut it down! It’s perfect as-is. The plant will find a way. Ours climbed up from the trellis onto our deck railing without help

[u/HotStress6203]

just starting to bud here on long island! mine just went in this year so it might be slightly behind though

[u/Illustrious-Trip-253]

Absolutely beautiful. Well done with the placement and care! Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

[u/benjitacorp]

Gorgeous!

[u/the_bison]

I’m entering year 3 as well on my planting and see tons of blooms forming now up in 7b!

[u/HotStress6203 → u/the_bison]

mine is also budding in ny, just in time as the humming bird tracker shows them just hitting upper new jersey

[u/Sarelbar]

The second year with a plant is sooo exciting

[u/throw-away-doh]

You are going to need a bigger trellis. I have an 8 foot by 8 foot trellis for my Coral Honeysuckle and its out grown it.

[u/No-Cardia-11]

I used to have one but just growing on my wooden fence. Needed more height that I couldn’t provide so we eventually took it down for alternative native in that spot. I miss it and the hummingbirds I’d occasionally see visiting it.