Types and varieties of decorative curly honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is edible and decorative. Edible used in cooking or eaten fresh, ornamental is grown to decorate garden and summer cottages. Ornamental plants are planted around the perimeter of the site or in groups at the corners. Beautiful trees hide unsightly buildings, ennoble areas or simply refresh the garden with their appearance. In the article, we will consider which varieties of decorative honeysuckle to pay attention to and what recommendations to follow when growing them.

Description of decorative honeysuckle

Ornamental honeysuckle is one of the favorite plants of amateur gardeners and landscape designers. Original trees are appreciated for their unpretentious care, frost resistance and strong immunity. Ornamental honeysuckle blooms from late May to mid-July, depending on the variety. And closer to September, the trees are strewn with small inedible berries. The shoots of the tree reach 6 m, the leaves are oval, painted green with a purple tint. The size, color and shape of the flowers depend on the variety.

Attention! Ornamental honeysuckle belongs to the genus of upright, climbing or creeping perennial shrubs of the Honeysuckle family.

Types and varieties

For planting in the garden summer residents choose curly, bush, Chinese honeysuckle. Also popular are honeysuckle and Brown's honeysuckle.

Curly

This variety of honeysuckle blooms in late May or early June, looks like a grape vine... Grow it in central Russia, northern and southern regions - the plant quickly adapts to any climatic conditions. The leaves are ovate-oval, the outer side is colored dark green, the inner side is gray. The fruits are dark red, the flowers are pink-purple or white, with long petals.

Maaka

The Maaka variety is distinguished by large snow-white flowers and spherical bright red berries. The height of the shrub is 4-5 m, the crown is spreading, the leaves are large and pointed. The flowers are slightly pubescent, paired. The fruits ripen in the second half of August and are not suitable for food.

The climbing honeysuckle of Maak ripens quickly, the shoots are strong and fruitful. Shade-tolerant, but for abundant fruiting it is recommended to grow it in sunny areas. The variety is drought-resistant, grows even on rocky ground. Improves flowering through regular trimming and feeding.

Belgica Select

Height - 4-6 m, leaves are rough and tough, green-blue color. Flowers are tubular, yellow-red, original. Some varieties of Belgica Select flowers have a pink-purple hue. The berries are red, small. The variety blooms mainly in May, is unpretentious in care and growing temperature. Even a few Belgica Select bushes will transform and ennoble the garden.

Chick Chok

Honeysuckle is undersized, up to 80 cm high. The bushes are compact, suitable for landscaping small garden areas. Chick Choka's buds are purple-pink, at the moment of opening they acquire a rich pink-white hue, over time they become orange-yellow. Flowering lasts from June to July. It is recommended to grow Chick Chok weaving honeysuckle in temperate regions. Honeysuckle tolerates frosts down to -23 ° C.

Graham Thomas

A profusely flowering climbing honeysuckle variety with a pleasant aroma.White flowers turn yellow over time, they are arranged in pairs or in groups. Flowering begins in May and ends in September. The leaves are large, dense, which adds decorativeness to the plant. The height of the shrub is 3-4 m, the annual growth reaches 2 m.Graham Thomas prefers moist and fertile soil... It is used to decorate gazebos, arches, houses. The decorative red and orange fruits of honeysuckle appear in June.

Honeysuckle

The most famous and popular decorative honeysuckle, honeysuckle prefers well-moisturized and sunny areas, grows poorly in the shade. Flowers appear in May - large and snow-white with a pleasant aroma. Sometimes, depending on the subspecies, honeysuckle blooms with yellow curved flowers. Ornamental fruits appear in August, colored orange or red. They are inedible. Curly honeysuckle honeysuckle is winter-hardy, therefore it is suitable for planting in the northern regions of the country.

Harlequin

Harlequin blooms from June to September. The length of an adult plant is 3.5 m, width is 1.8 m. The leaves are green with a white or yellow-cream border. The outer side of the flowers is pink, the inner side is yellow. The aroma is pleasant, floral-fruity.

Harlequin is picky about the planting site, so the plant is grown mainly in the southern regions of the country. For winter, honeysuckle is covered, and in spring and summer they are fed. The plant is pruned as needed. Harlequin is recommended for vertical gardening and decorating gazebos.

Bush

Shrub honeysuckle reaches 6 m in height, leaves are green with gray, ovoid. The length of the flowers is 5 cm, the color is yellow-red. The aroma is pleasant, floral. In the southern regions of cultivation, flowers bloom at the end of April, in the middle lane - in early May. Yellow inedible fruits appear in late July or mid-August. Bush honeysuckle is used to decorate gazebos, hedges, arches, garden houses. Flexible and thin shoots wrap around buildings beautifully.

Golden

The height of the shrub is about 2 m, the crown is dense and spreading. The leaves are dark green, thick, reaching a length of 12 cm. The flowers are golden yellow with a pleasant honey aroma. The fruits are red, spherical. Blossoms Golden for about 2 weeks, flowering occurs in May or June. Honeysuckle bears fruit annually, starting at 4-5 years of age. Golden is undemanding to the soil, it is frost-resistant. Shrubs are planted in groups or rows.

Attention! Sometimes gardeners worry that honeysuckle does not bear fruit the next year after planting. It is important to remember that fruiting occurs only at 4-5 years.

Chinese

Chinese honeysuckle is an evergreen shrub. Height - no more than 1 m, some specimens do not even reach 0.5 m. The crown is flat, up to 2 m in diameter. Shoots are hard, spread along the ground, quickly adapt to soil of different composition. Leaves are glossy, small, dark green, with pubescent veins. In September, purple or red inedible fruits appear on the tree. Chinese honeysuckle can withstand temperatures as low as -25 ° C, so it feels good in central Russia. In the north, plants are sheltered for the winter to protect them from frost and winds. Resistance to diseases and pests is average.

Hat

Cap honeysuckle is a popular Chinese variety. The bushes are low - up to 30 cm. The crown is flat, about 1.5 m wide. The leaves are small and oblong. Flowers are white, tubular, purple berries appear in September. The hat does not require special care, so growing it is not a hassle.

Brown

A beautiful shrub with climbing shoots has received recognition from gardeners around the world. The plant is hybrid, with elliptical leaves and red-orange fuchsia-shaped flowers. Brown's honeysuckle blooms from July to October, after the flowers fall on the bush, yellow or red poisonous berries appear.For successful flowering, the plant needs the sun, thanks to which the shoots will always strive upward. The shrub is used for vertical gardening, hedges decoration, or planted alone.

Brown Blanche Sandman

The evergreen liana reaches 3.5 m in length, the annual growth of shoots is 1 m.The leaves are rich green, medium-sized, glossy. The flowers are large, tubular, purple-burgundy with a yellow center. Fruiting lasts from July to October. The aroma is bright and pleasant, it lasts during the entire flowering period. Brown Blanche Sandman is suitable for horizontal and vertical landscaping. For the winter, honeysuckle is covered, with the arrival of spring, fertilizers are applied. The variety branches well if the ovaries are removed after flowering.

Features of planting and caring for decorative honeysuckle

For planting, choose an annual cutting with a branched root system. It is examined for external damage - spots, rot, cracks. Experienced gardeners recommend buying planting material in specialized nurseries.

Landing rules

Honeysuckle is planted in early spring or autumn. Prepare a planting pit with a diameter of 50 cm and a depth of 60 cm, fertilize it with organic matter and prepare a drainage layer of broken brick or crushed stone. The distance between the holes should be at least 2.5 m. Otherwise, the crowns of the bushes will obscure each other.

A cloudy and windless day is chosen for planting. The hole is poured abundantly with warm water, the roots are gently straightened and placed in the hole. Sprinkle the seedling with earth so that only the root collar of the plant remains on the surface.

Water the soil again, tamp the soil with a spatula or hands and sprinkle it with mulch - sawdust, hay, grass, foliage or needles. Mulching prevents moisture evaporation, improves soil quality and stimulates metabolic processes.

How to care

Caring for decorative honeysuckle involves timely watering and fertilization, as well as annual pruning. If all recommendations are followed, honeysuckle blooms profusely, has thick foliage and a sweet floral aroma.

Watering

Honeysuckle does not tolerate waterlogging, however, it suffers from a lack of water. The shrub is watered once every 2-3 weeks, 10-15 liters of water are used per plant. If the weather is hot and dry, the amount of moisture increases. They use settled water heated in the sun, cold watering provokes the development of fungal and bacterial diseases. Moisten the honeysuckle in the morning or evening to avoid sunburn.

Fertilization

Gardeners do not feed honeysuckle 2-2.5 years... The plant feeds on fertilizers that were added to the hole during planting. In the third year, superphosphate is added under each bush. Top dressing strengthens the root system and stimulates flowering. Honeysuckle also reacts well to nitrogen fertilizers; ammonium sulfate or ammophos is added under the bush. Young plants respond well to spraying with Zircon. Bushes processing affects the immunity of the plant. In late autumn, plantings are fertilized with compost or humus.

Attention! Foliar dressing protects honeysuckle from diseases and pests. For processing, use a solution of copper sulfate or Bordeaux liquid. The procedure is carried out once every 2-3 weeks during flowering.

Pruning

Pruning begins at 4 years of age. With a sharp pruner, crooked and diseased shoots are cut off, which prevent the growth of new branches. Once every 5-6 years, rejuvenating pruning is carried out - old shoots are removed. If you do not carry out the procedure, after a few years the crown will turn into a tangled lump of branches, the honeysuckle will lose its decorative and well-groomed properties. Pruning also prevents insects and rodents.

Ornamental honeysuckle berries

Berries appear on shrubs from June to September, depending on the variety. They are painted yellow, red, black, purple, pink or black. Most of the fruits are spherical and large.They are not suitable for food, they perform only decorative functions.

Conclusion

Decorative honeysuckle is a decoration for any site. In order for the plant to grow healthy and beautiful, gardeners prepare in advance a place for planting in the open field, fertilize the hole and prepare a drainage layer.

Growing honeysuckle does not require special skills, care consists of watering, pruning, dressing. Among the varieties, summer residents distinguish decorative curly honeysuckle, Harlequin and Maaku. They are distinguished by beautiful and fragrant flowers and will decorate any garden.