Hi

I have two examples of Lonicera peri, 'Serotina' in my garden.

They were put in as quite small plants a couple of years ago by a
gardener who created the garden I now have out of the small bit of
wasteland that existed.

I'm very new to gardening though I am enjoying it

Anyway these Serotina plants are now much longer than they were
originally and now very much taller than the small poles they were
attached to. In fact they are probably five times the length of those
poles.

They now lie horizontally on the ground. I'm sure that's not the
intention, but I wonder what I should do with them.

If I get much taller poles, then they will look really rediculous
methinks, strung up on these great tall poles.

So I'm wondering what I am supposed to do with these plants?

Thank you.


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patrick

http://www.patrickjames.me.uk

patrick j writes
Hi

I have two examples of Lonicera peri, 'Serotina' in my garden.

They were put in as quite small plants a couple of years ago by a
gardener who created the garden I now have out of the small bit of
wasteland that existed.

I'm very new to gardening though I am enjoying it

Anyway these Serotina plants are now much longer than they were
originally and now very much taller than the small poles they were
attached to. In fact they are probably five times the length of those
poles.

They now lie horizontally on the ground. I'm sure that's not the
intention, but I wonder what I should do with them.

If I get much taller poles, then they will look really rediculous
methinks, strung up on these great tall poles.

So I'm wondering what I am supposed to do with these plants?

Ideally, you would grow them up a tree or tall bush. Could you move
them?

Left to themselves, they will scramble to a high point and then, once
their clear of surrounding vegetation, they will flower.

How close are the poles? Could you put some cross-bars in and train them
along them?

Otherwise, you can cut the ends off, or you could loop them round. I
think cutting the ends off would look more satisfactory.




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Kay

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Growing them up poles is a little odd. You can tie them on,
cut them back, or whatever. Lonicera periclymenum is very
tough. Do most of your pruning in winter, for best flowering.

They really need at least 2 metres of height, and preferably
1 metre of width, but will grow a lot bigger if given the chance.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Hi

I have two examples of Lonicera peri, 'Serotina' in my garden.

They were put in as quite small plants a couple of years ago by a
gardener who created the garden I now have out of the small bit of
wasteland that existed.

I'm very new to gardening though I am enjoying it

Anyway these Serotina plants are now much longer than they were
originally and now very much taller than the small poles they were
attached to. In fact they are probably five times the length of those
poles.

They now lie horizontally on the ground. I'm sure that's not the
intention, but I wonder what I should do with them.

If I get much taller poles, then they will look really rediculous
methinks, strung up on these great tall poles.

So I'm wondering what I am supposed to do with these plants?

Thank you.



They need pruning after flowering or this honeysuckle just goes up, it is
less easy to look after than the earlier periclymenums but mine flowers
from the ground up and is around 6 feet tall (allthough I wish I had not
put it quite so close to the path!)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

K wrote:

Ideally, you would grow them up a tree or tall bush. Could you move
them?

Left to themselves, they will scramble to a high point and then, once
their clear of surrounding vegetation, they will flower.

How close are the poles? Could you put some cross-bars in and train them
along them?

Otherwise, you can cut the ends off, or you could loop them round. I
think cutting the ends off would look more satisfactory.

Thank you.

The poles are in front of a fence so in the short term I have used some
string to raise the Serotina above the ground. It is literally "strung
up" now.

What I'm going to do is put some kind of trellis against the fence and
them keep them tied to that.

Thanks also to Nick and Charlie for your help

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patrick

http://www.patrickjames.me.uk