Honeysuckle ordinary and Tatar. Honeysuckle Tatar: planting and care. Cuttings of honeysuckle - video
In some collections of alternative medicine, Tatar honeysuckle is found with a photo and description. The fruits of this shrub are used to treat migraines, spasms, cataracts, and hiccups. A decoction of berries is used to rinse the mouth in the fight against sore throat and stomatitis. Freshly squeezed juice rubs bleeding gums and lubricates rough skin.
Some followers traditional medicine do not know if this berry can be consumed. It is worth immediately assuring beginners that the fruits of the Tatar are not recommended for eating because of the high content of hydrocyanic acid in them. A volume of a couple of dozen berries is safe even for a child, servings from 400 g provoke indigestion.
Among gardeners, decorative honeysuckle is mainly valued for its unpretentious care and beautiful exterior. It is planted in shady areas of the site, used to create hedges and other plant compositions. You can’t make jam from it, since it is not edible, but if you have your own garden, then any fruit tree will fully compensate for such a shortcoming. Then the family will definitely not be left without or currant jam.
Species differences
Tatar honeysuckle is a tree-like shrub, the size of which depends on the growing conditions. For example, wild specimens reach a height of 3-4 m with a crown width of 2-2.5 m. In garden plots, the plant acquires more compact forms: height - 2.5-3 m, width - 1-1.5 m.
Spectacular flowering
Tatarka is an ornamental culture:
- the leaves are small, ovoid, dark in color, need small amounts of ultraviolet light;
- flowers - medium-sized bells, the shade depends on the varietal characteristics of the bush;
- the berries are small, during ripening they change color from green to yellow, in a ripe form they acquire a crimson color.
Species features of the shrub:
The listed advantages prompted breeders to bring out more than a dozen on the basis of Tatar honeysuckle. ornamental varieties. The most popular of them are distinguished by enlarged buds, decorative crown, improved endurance.
Video with an overview of honeysuckle varieties and cultivation techniques.
Popular varieties of Tatar honeysuckle
Cultural varieties of the Tatar (lonicera tatarica) have an attractive exterior and do not lose their aesthetics even with minimal care. Among the most requested are:
Honeysuckle Tatar: seasonal planting and care
Experienced gardeners know that the choice of planting material determines the success of planting by 60%. Seedlings selected for transplanting open ground must meet the following criteria:
- 2-3-year age of the rhizome;
- the presence of 3-4 strong shoots with a length of at least 30 cm;
- healthy appearance: developed root system, the presence of green buds on the trunks, whole smooth bark.
For the Tatar honeysuckle, planting and care is not difficult. Step by step landing work:
Follow-up shrub care includes weekly watering, timely pruning crowns. Young seedlings and newly transplanted shrubs are watered daily for a month, after - as the hole dries. After a year of being in open ground, watering is reduced to 3-4 times a week. In August, adult plants are irrigated no more than once a week, gradually reducing the amount of water. By September, this procedure is stopped so that the bush prepares for wintering.
Feeding is not required in the first year of growth.
Caring for Tatar honeysuckle is quite simple. In the spring, before the onset of the period of juice movement, all frostbitten and deformed branches are cut out. The cut points are covered with tar or garden pitch, which has a disinfectant property and prevents pathogenic spores from entering under the bark.
In autumn, the plant is not adjusted, as the gardener runs the risk of cutting off the flower buds laid down for the next year. Due to late pruning, the Tatar not only loses inflorescences, but does not have time to gain strength before wintering. Because of this, honeysuckle can freeze.
Reproduction methods
Reproduction of the Tatar honeysuckle is carried out by cuttings, dividing the bush and layering. Due to the fact that cultivars of this species are hybrid forms, they are not recommended to be grown from seeds. Otherwise, after several generations, the plant will turn into a wild plant.
- cuttings of honeysuckle
To carry out grafting, branches of at least 20 cm in length are cut from the mother tree. The planting material must have several healthy buds, bend well and be without visible damage. The cut is planned at an angle of 45 ° "on the heel" with a grip not a large number bark from the main trunk. The cut point is immersed in a rooting solution (Zircon, Epin) for 12 hours, then sent to the water. With the advent of roots, the stalk can be planted in a separate container, or in open ground.
- Layering and dividing the bush
Division by layering is less troublesome. Around the bush at an equidistant distance, they dig several holes. The tops are cut off from the lower branches of honeysuckle, and the place of the cut is sprinkled with rooting powder (Kornevin), sent to prepared pits. For fixation, the stuck part is pressed to the ground with the help of staples. The hole is covered with the remnants of the earth and spilled abundantly. After a month, the layers are cut off from the mother bush.
The division of the bush is carried out when the plant is transplanted to a new place, provided that it has several trunks. The youngest of them is separated from the main coma, added dropwise in the old hole with the addition of new earth and organic fertilizers. This technology is considered the most difficult, since during its implementation the gardener risks damaging the roots of the plant.
Growing and propagating decorative honeysuckle does not take much time. In return for the chores, the gardener receives a luxurious perennial with flowers and bright berries decorating the shrub at the end of the season.
Decorative honeysuckle is an infrequent guest in Russian gardens. You will still see Liana Kaprifol, but shrub species practically never occurs. It's a pity. Let's try to prove this on the example of Tatar honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle Tatar: plant description
What is the first thing you pay attention to when you see a beauty? That's right, in appearance.
Even if you plant wild Tatar honeysuckle in the garden, which grows freely in Russia in the expanses of the Volga region, Altai, the Urals and Siberia, there will be no disappointment.
In the hierarchical structure of the botanical classification of the plant, the Tatar honeysuckle species is included in the genus Honeysuckle of the Honeysuckle family. It is interesting that the well-known Valerian, Snezhnoyagodnik, Weigela belong to the same family.
We will describe it, but first we will see.
Honeysuckle Tatarskaya in its natural habitat - video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qBI-snG4FdcAs you can see, honeysuckle, if left untreated, can form real thickets.
Plant appearance
This is deciduous shrub up to 3 meters high and up to 2 meters in diameter. In the axils of oblong leaves 3–6 cm long, there are paired flowers about 2 cm in size.
Honeysuckle Tatarskaya at the time of flowering
The flowering of Tatar honeysuckle, starting from May-June and lasting up to a month, is an amazing sight. A white-pink cloud of inflorescences exudes a sweet aroma and attracts many insects, the rumble of which is heard from afar.
With the use of honeysuckle and shrubs that bloom simultaneously with it, for example, forsythia, cydonis, lilac, you can literally organize paradise garden.
Young shoots of honeysuckle yellow color, smooth, after 5–7 years the bark turns gray and peels off, leaves in stripes, this is normal.
Typical condition of the bark for an adult bush
The fruits are spherical, often fused at the bottom in pairs, with a diameter of about 6 mm. Color from yellowish to red, inedible, those that are colloquially called "wolfberries".
Berries often grow together in pairs
The berries are very decorative, but there is one drawback: they are not edible, moreover, they are often poisonous.
Having admired the beauty enough, it does not interfere with getting acquainted with her character.
Features of the growth of honeysuckle Tatar
The character of our beauty is flexible:
- Do you have harsh winters in your area? Nothing, and not seen like that, is not necessary to cover, like many varieties of roses.
- Drought in summer? We'll make it without watering. Only if the summer turns out to be completely without rain, you will have to water it once every two or three weeks.
- Is there a road near the site and you feel the air pollution? It's time to get off the road green hedge from a shrub, honeysuckle is familiar to such conditions.
According to some sources, honeysuckle can grow on salty soils. And given the fact that most water purification systems country houses Based on the use of saline solutions with their subsequent discharge through the sewer into the drainage, Tatarskaya honeysuckle can act as a land reclamator in drainage areas.
Varieties of honeysuckle Tatarskaya
Through the labors of breeders, the Tatar honeysuckle acquired cultural relatives. These ornamental varieties can be a highlight garden landscape, and what is valuable, will not require excessive care.
The most common variety in Russia, in 2001 it was registered in the State Register of Plants. The bush is large, can reach up to 4 meters in height, and the pyramidal crown is up to 2 meters in diameter. Grows intensively.
Pink May honeysuckle buds turn into bright pink bell flowers in early June, and this miracle lasts about three weeks.
Fruit color is orange.
The variety is drought-resistant, resistance to diseases and pests is average. It is noted for its salt tolerance.
Given the large size of the shrub, it is recommended for creating hedges.
Spectacular pink rosea
In contrast to the soft pink rosea, Hack Red blooms in rich red. The same color and berries.
Red flowers Hack Red
Are you unhappy with the shades of red on Hack Red for some reason? Then take a closer look at Elegans honeysuckle. She also has the main color red, but diluted with pink touches on the flower.
Elegant elegans flowers
Variety Zabelii
Gorgeous light burgundy coloring of the buds and this variety of honeysuckle.
Flowering branch of Zabelii
No less spectacular are its fruits at the end of summer.
Poured Zabelii berries
One must have a rich imagination and the eye of an artist in order to correctly describe the variety of colors of honeysuckle varieties. For this variety, the following description was met: “bright purple-pink” flowers. And what it looks like.
This variety is easily recognizable by its pronounced oval-lanceolate leaves.
Her fruits are paired, red. Gas and smoke resistance of the variety is noted, so the plant grows well in urban conditions.
Key points for caring for honeysuckle
Let's start with the fact that a lonely standing bush with the most magnificent characteristics will not be able to please you. exuberant bloom. Honeysuckle, like no other plant, loves to grow next to other varieties. It does not matter whether it is a decorative look, or edible honeysuckle, at least three different varieties for cross pollination.
Landing
Honeysuckle is not demanding on the soil, but it will develop best on loamy and sandy loamy lands.. Wetlands and clayey places are not for her. All the splendor of flowering is best manifested on sunny place, but partial shade is also suitable.
But in the shade, the flowers will grow smaller and turn pale, the bush will begin to become bare below. It is for this reason that it is not recommended to thicken the plantings.
The size of the planting pits is 40x40x40 cm, compost or humus is added to the fertile soil (about a third of the volume) and mineral fertilizers. Such a filling of the pit is enough for at least 10 years of plant life, you can forget about top dressing for this time.
current care
Most important element care is the pruning of honeysuckle.
pruning
Broken and mature branches are cut out in early spring. Branches older than 5–7 years old begin to thicken the shrub, moreover, they are more often susceptible to diseases and pests.
Honeysuckle before (1) and after (2) pruning - removed old and broken branches
At the same time, shaped pruning of honeysuckle planted as a hedge is carried out. All varieties of Tatar Honeysuckle tolerate such pruning well.
Watering
Regular watering of honeysuckle is not needed, it is drought-resistant, but with sustainable drought It is worth pouring 3–5 buckets under a bush.
Pests and diseases
Caring for a plant also includes the fight against its pests and diseases.
Unfortunately, in last years there were cases of settlements on honeysuckle, a bowl on the tops of shoots, and various types of aphids.
The consequences of the aphid invasion
As control measures, you can use:
- insecticidal preparations Actellik, Iskra and others;
- biopreparations Fitoverm, Green soap etc;
- folk remedies using onions, garlic, ash, etc.;
- mechanical destruction of insects.
When using drugs, especially insecticidal, you must strictly follow the instructions for the time of use and their dosage!
And don't forget to fight garden ants, lovers to "milk" aphids.
Of the diseases, honeysuckle is most often affected by cercosporosis and powdery mildew. Cercosporosis is manifested by the formation of rounded spots on the leaves, they dry out.
Characteristic spots with cercosporosis
Powdery mildew is characterized by the appearance of a gray or white coating on the leaves.
Such a coating covers the leaves with powdery mildew
Since both of these diseases are caused by fungi, their treatment is similar: spraying with fungicides and Bordeaux liquid, removing and burning diseased leaves.
reproduction
The main methods of propagation of Tatar honeysuckle are cuttings and with the help of layering. The advantage of the first method is the possibility of obtaining a large number of seedlings from one bush, the second - in its simplicity. On this subject, two useful videos. They talk about edible honeysuckle, but for the Tatar honeysuckle, the approach to reproduction is the same.
Cuttings of honeysuckle - video
If you need to get one or two seedlings, then the easiest way to do this is by rooting horizontal layering.
Reproduction by horizontal layering - video
Propagation by seeds is laborious, requires mandatory stratification and does not guarantee the preservation of the properties of the plant from which the seeds were taken.
Among the decorative shrub plants Honeysuckle Tatarskaya stands out favorably - unpretentious, cold-resistant and exquisite. Historically, culture grew in the territories of Kazakhstan, China and Central Asia, has now spread throughout the globe. Modern honeysuckle is found in the form of a shrub, climbing liana and cap. Popularity flowering bush due to the ease of cultivation and care, as well as unpretentiousness.
Description of honeysuckle Tatar
mature plant reaches a height of 2-3 meters and forms a dense crown. The leaves are ovoid, 3-5 cm long, matte dark green. In the middle there is a pronounced vein, the location is paired. The branches are gray, hollow inside. Some varieties have a light bluish coating of bark.
Active flowering begins when the bush reaches 3 years of age, continues from early May to late July. Peduncles are small, numerous, of a wide range of shades - from white to pink, yellow and red. The growing season is accompanied by a sweet, fragrant smell. Fruiting occurs in August-September. The berries are small, up to 0.5 cm in diameter, deep red. Eating is prohibited.
root system has a branched character and lies at a depth of up to 1 m.
plant varieties
Among more than two hundred species of honeysuckle, a number of artificially bred ornamental ones, adapted to the same successful cultivation in open ground conditions, urban gas pollution or winter greenhouses.
| Variety name | Bloom | fruit formation | Peculiarities |
| Rosea | late May - mid June | June August |
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| Hack Red | May - early June | June July |
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| elegans | June | July August |
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| Zabelli | May June | July-September |
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culture propagation
Like edible representatives of the species, Tatar honeysuckle has several methods for obtaining a new seedling. Breeding measures ornamental shrub produced in spring and autumn.
Experts believe that the October planting of honeysuckle is more effective due to the long dormancy period in which the seedling is located until the onset of spring.
cuttings
Propagation of varietal honeysuckle by cuttings is considered the key to the successful transfer of technical characteristics from mother bush to a new seedling.
The process has the sequence:
- 1. Young or one-year-old shoots are used as planting material.
- 2. The cut branch is divided into cuttings 10-15 cm long, having two growth points and an internode.
- 3. The segments are placed in the prepared substrate, consisting of a mixture of sand and peat in a ratio of 1:1, at an inclination of 40 degrees.
- 4. The soil container is regularly moistened and kept in a warm room with a sufficient level of light.
- 5. When new leaves appear, the box is covered with spruce branches, overripe straw, peat and exposed to open ground for overwintering.
- 6. In the spring, when the threat of frost has passed, the seedling is transferred to permanent place.
For successful cuttings, branches are selected that begin to break when deformed. Flexible shoots are considered not ready for use as seedlings.
Successfully overwintered honeysuckle cuttings
Division by layering
For the production of work on the reproduction of honeysuckle in this way, mother plants at least 3 years old. In spring, the soil around the shrub should be carefully dug up.
Layers are formed as a result of a snug fit of the lower shoots to the ground. If the plant does not have natural root formation points, they can be initiated independently. To do this, you need to select a healthy, strong branch and tilt it so that the kidneys are in contact with the fertile layer. Fix the place of future rooting with a hairpin. And sprinkle the top with a handful of earth.
The signal for a successful outcome of work on layering is the appearance of new third-party shoots, the growth of which has a vertical direction.
The separation of the seedling from the mother bush is carried out next spring.
The survival rate of the layering has a 100% probability, since in the process of development of the rudiments of the root system, the seedling continues to feed on the mother bush.
Pinning shoots to the soil
Sowing seeds
A labor-intensive method that requires additional costs for the search and purchase of high-quality seed. Self-collection can lead to a wild bush that does not have technical specifications mother variety.
There are three types of planting Tatar honeysuckle through sowing:
- Fruiting period (July-August). By the onset of frost, the seeds will have time to germinate and form a crown of 3-4 leaves. The seedling requires additional shelter on winter time, and by spring will continue its vegetation.
- Late autumn (October-November) with a deposit for spring germination.
- Sowing for seedlings in early spring(March, April). Occurs in greenhouse or indoor conditions. Seeds are deepened by 1 cm in moistened nutrient soil. Upon reaching two true leaves, a pick is made into individual containers equipped with drainage.
Landing in open ground
Moving a seedling to a permanent place is possible in spring and autumn. The requirements for the site allotted for Tatar honeysuckle are in sufficient quantity sunlight, lack of proximity ground water and stagnant precipitation. The shrub reacts painfully to excessive moisture.
Landing is preceded by land preparation measures:
- 1. holes 40x40x40 cm are dug;
- 2. distance between pits - 2–3 m;
- 3. the bottom is covered with a drainage layer of 5–7 cm ( broken brick, large crushed stone, expanded clay, etc.);
- 4. a soil mixture is prepared from earth, humus and peat in a ratio of 3:1:1;
- 5. fertilizers are applied to the soil - 2 buckets of compost, 1 kg wood ash, 50 g of superphosphate;
- 6. the planting pit is abundantly watered and 1/3 filled with the prepared soil mixture;
- 7. The seedling is placed in vertical position, holding by the upper shoots, the root system is carefully straightened along the bottom of the hole;
- 8. The pit is filled up to the level of the root neck of the plant and watered abundantly.
plant care
Honeysuckle Tatarskaya belongs to unpretentious ornamental crops, responsive to basic care measures. Beauty, the shape of the crown, the intensity of flowering depend on the activities carried out.
Watering
Young honeysuckle seedlings require regular moistening, which are sensitive to a lack of water in the root space. An adult plant needs 2-3 abundant watering throughout the season, content with natural precipitation. In extremely hot, dry summer days 1 bucket of water is brought under each bush.
Moistening should be accompanied by subsequent loosening of the near-stem area to a depth of 15 cm. It is favorable to mulch with straw, humus and peat, which helps to preserve the loose structure of the soil and retain moisture.
Fertilization
Top dressing of the Tatar honeysuckle is carried out in three stages:
- 1. in early spring (before the start of the growing season) - nitrogen-containing preparations in the amount of 20 g per 1 sq. m;
- 2. at the formation of the first buds - liquid or granular complex preparations for flowering crops;
- 3. autumn digging is accompanied by the introduction of dry wood ash at the rate of 200 g per 1 sq. m.
pruning
The formation of the crown is carried out after the fall of the leaves in the autumn and the sap flow of the shrub slows down, or in the spring - when the buds swell.
Annual pruning activities are required for a plant that has reached the age of 5 years. The rejuvenation scheme corresponds to the generally accepted description - 1/3 of the shoots are left, removing the old, diseased and deformed ones. If there is no intention to planting material layering, then the branches adjacent to the soil should be cut off.
Honeysuckle Tatarskaya is able to maintain the shape acquired after pruning for the entire summer period.
Honeysuckle Tatar and edible species
The species and varieties known today are cross-pollinated. This means that fruit formation from a single bush is scarce or absent.
It happens that planting two or three or more seedlings edible variety difficult because of limited area land plot. In order to save usable space in the dacha and get a crop of early ripe berries, experienced gardeners resort to trickery, planting Tatar honeysuckle in close proximity to a fruit-bearing relative.
Ornamental shrub - excellent honey plant that attracts insects strong aroma and abundant flowering. Being within a radius of 20 m from the fruiting variety, it is a catalyst for more intensive pollination.
In nature, honeysuckle species are unevenly distributed: they grow mainly in the northern hemisphere, occupying vast territories with a temperate climate in North America, Europe and Asia, only in southeast Asia entering the subtropics and tropics. Southeast Asia is considered the birthplace of representatives of this genus.
Various types of honeysuckle can be found in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests of temperate climates, in shrub thickets of the desert zone, on the upper limits of woody vegetation in the mountains. Of course, by adapting, plants can have different shape growth and show different requirements for light, moisture, soil. In the tropics and subtropics there are evergreen species that the temperate zone with its harsh winters does not fit.
The variety of deciduous species is quite large: among them there are tall shrubs, which, perhaps, can rather be attributed to trees due to their large sizes and rather thick stems, and undersized, even prostrate and creeping shrubs, and high climbing vines. Moreover, by eye it is unlikely that you immediately suspect their relationship. In some languages different types honeysuckle even have completely different names.
Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is named after the German mathematician, physicist and botanist Adam Lonicera, who lived in the 16th century.
Types of honeysuckle
Many are known various kinds honeysuckle. Some of them are climbing, others are low shrubs. Characteristic honeysuckle - beautiful fragrant flowers. More than 200 species of honeysuckle belong to the genus Lonicera. Evergreen and deciduous species are known.Honeysuckle is a plant with leaves 2.5-5 cm long. Curly species of honeysuckle can reach 9 m in height, so they need supports. Low shrubs reach only 1.2-2 m in height, they retain a compact shape. Ground cover species of honeysuckle are also known, the height of which does not exceed 60-90 cm.
Here we will talk about the most common shrub honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle Tatar (Lonicera tatarica)
This is a densely leafy vertically growing deciduous shrub from 2 to 4 m high and wide with horizontal and curving branches. The shape of the Tatar honeysuckle bush is umbellate or funnel-shaped. The leaves are oblong, ovate-lanceolate, matte, dark green above, bluish below, bloom early. The flowers of the Tatar honeysuckle are numerous, the color is from white to dark pink. The fruits are small, round, brick-red, inedible. 
Tatar honeysuckle blooms profusely and for a long time (almost a month). The plant tolerates shading, salinity, drought; frost-resistant. In nature, Tatar honeysuckle is common in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and China. Breeders worked a lot with the original species, and now we have quite a lot of different varieties:
- Arnold Pink - with dark pink flowers;
- Arnold Red - with pink flowers and larger fruits than the main species, and red berries;
- Alba - with pure white flowers and yellow berries;
- Hack "s Red - with dark purple flowers;
- Rosea - slender, pyramidal bush, flowers are bright, pink-crimson;
- Zabelii - with very dark flowers and light red berries.
Honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum)
Low shrub up to 3m tall with arcuate gray branches. Leaves honeysuckle oval, matte, pubescent, dark green above, lighter below. The flowers are pale yellow, a little over 1 cm long, on short stalks. The berries are dark red. It blooms in late May with yellowish flowers for two to three weeks and is better known as "wolfberry", in July-August it is strewn with poisonous red fruits. The duration of flowering of honeysuckle is 10-20 days. The plant is shade-tolerant, stable, frost-resistant. In nature, honeysuckle forms an undergrowth of coniferous, mixed and broad-leaved forests almost throughout Europe. It recovers quickly after a haircut.Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)
The shrub is unpretentious, winter-hardy, blooms and bears fruit from the age of three. It reproduces well and tolerates shading. The dense crown of a tall bush (up to 3 m) and large dark green leaves give the plant a strict neat appearance. Honeysuckle honeysuckle blooms not as brightly as other honeysuckles, but the shrub is very exotic in July, when black shiny berries ripen on it, and the bracts acquire an intense purple hue. It grows naturally in western North America. Honeysuckle is similar to Ledebour's honeysuckle (Lonicera ledebourii). It also comes from North America, but not so tall, its height is not more than 1.5 m. This honeysuckle is attractive not so much funnel-shaped reddish-yellow flowers as bright cherry bracts that persist around black shiny berries. Ledebour's honeysuckle is rarely found in cultivation, although this plant can be an unusual spot in the garden - among other shrubs or in rockeries - among the stones.
Korolkov's honeysuckle (Lonicera korolkowii)
Very decorative deciduous shrub up to 3m tall. The leaves of Korolkov's honeysuckle are broadly ovate or elliptical, pointed, bluish-green or gray. The plant blooms for a long time with pinkish flowers - this is one of the most abundantly flowering honeysuckles - at the peak of flowering on its bushes, even the leaves are not visible from the abundance of pale pink flowers. The plant is decorative throughout the growing season. The fruits of Korolkov's honeysuckle are spherical, bright orange or scarlet, very decorative; remain on the bushes until late autumn. The plant is resistant, rarely affected by pests and diseases. This honeysuckle comes from the Tien Shan and the Pamirs. Rarely seen in culture. Drought tolerant and winter hardy.
The following varieties of Korolkov's honeysuckle are widely known:
Aurora - flowers with a large graceful corolla;
- Floribunda - with rounded leaves.
Alpine honeysuckle (Lonicera alpigena)
Low sprawling shrub up to 1.5 m tall, with a very dense, spherical crown. Perfect for rock garden, comes from Central and Southern Europe. Alpine honeysuckle leaves are large, dense, dark green, lighter below, long, almost leathery. The flowers are odorless, greenish-yellow or darker, brown-red outside. Alpine honeysuckle blooms for 15-25 days. The plant is considered one of the most beautiful views honeysuckle during the fruiting period: the berries are large, fused in pairs, red, shiny, reminiscent of cherries; decorate plants up to one and a half months. Alpine honeysuckle is stable, winter-hardy, quite shade-tolerant, grows slowly, prefers to grow on calcareous sandy loamy soils. It cuts well and is suitable for creating hedges. Alpine honeysuckle forms Nana and Macrophylla are especially decorative. Two European types of honeysuckle are original with black fruits: black and Caucasian. Black honeysuckle (Lonicera nigra) comes from the mountain forests of Europe. The plant is low (about 1.8 m), blooms profusely with dark pink flowers. Caucasian honeysuckle (Lonicera caucasica)
Pink-purple flowers, although not very large, but original due to the fan-shaped expanded upper part of the corolla.Far Eastern honeysuckle
Winter-hardy, unpretentious, can grow in partial shade and do not suffer from pests and diseases of decorative honeysuckle originating from the Far East.These are the honeysuckle of Maak, Maksimovich, Shamisso, Ruprecht, golden:
Maack's honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Spreading shrub or even tree from 4 to 6 m tall and wide with light gray bark. The branches of the plant are directed upwards, the lateral shoots are horizontal or bent in an arcuate manner. Maak's honeysuckle leaves are ovate-elliptical to broadly lanceolate in shape; not pubescent. Maak's honeysuckle blooms in June. The flowers are very fragrant, large, up to 3 cm in diameter, snow-white, later turn yellow, arranged in even rows along the shoots. At the end of August, bright red (inedible) berries appear on the bush, but they are eagerly eaten by birds. The root system is pivotal. Maak's honeysuckle is decorative not only during periods of flowering and fruiting, but also after the foliage has fallen: its branches are literally strewn with bright red shiny berries.
The plant is stable; tolerates drought; frost-resistant and undemanding; growth rate is average. In nature, Maak's honeysuckle grows on Far East, in Northeast China, Korea and Japan.
Honeysuckle Chamisso (Lonicera chamissoi)
Suitable for planting in a rocky garden and creating a low dense border. Shrub undersized (height does not exceed 1 m), with a spherical crown. The leaves are small, with a bluish tinge. The flowers are pink-purple, the fruits are red.Ruprecht's honeysuckle (Lonicera ruprechtiana)
Golden honeysuckle (Lonicera chrysantha)
Tall shrubs with golden yellow flowers. The flowers of these plants are melliferous and attract many insects. Coral-red berries adorn the bushes in August and September. Surprisingly, honeysuckle originating from Japan and China can grow even in Moscow.Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)
Low shrub (1.5 m) originally from Japan. It is especially beautiful at the end of May: graceful white flowers with thin petals appear among dense dark green foliage. It is also dressed up in August, when orange and dark red berries hang in pairs from the branches. In the garden for this plant, a place near a pond or in rockeries. Due to the fact that the shoots do not complete growth for a long time, the tops of the bush sometimes freeze over.Sweet honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)
Semi-evergreen shrub up to 2 m high with long, spreading branches. Leaves fragrant honeysuckle large, elliptical or broadly ovate, dark green above and glaucous, pubescent below. The flowers are very fragrant, yellow-white or pink-white. The berries of fragrant honeysuckle are bright red. The plant is thermophilic, tolerates shading. The birthplace of fragrant honeysuckle is Eastern China. Ferdinand's honeysuckle (Lonicera ferdinandi)
Also suitable for medium gardens. The height of its bushes is up to 3 m. In July, medium-sized pale yellow flowers open at the ends of young growths, and in mid-September, bright red fruits ripen, hanging in spectacular heavy clusters. May winter in middle lane under the thickness of the snow undersized Chinese honeysuckle.Honeysuckle (Lonicera pileata)
Spread arched shoots rise above the ground by only 20-30 cm and are able to take root. A shrub can be a decoration for any alpine slide.Honeysuckle shiny (Lonicera nitida)
Outwardly, it looks like honeysuckle, but this species is not winter-hardy and does not bloom well in the middle lane. Leaves of shiny honeysuckle are small, shiny, ovate, leathery; reminiscent of myrtle leaves. Perfectly gives in to a haircut, it is used in hedges. The flowers are small, very fragrant, white. The fruits are spherical, purple. Prefers shading. The plant is native to Western China. Even for all gardeners, different types of honeysuckle are ideal tree species: they delight in flowering and are very hardy, tolerate dryness, urban climate, and some even stagnant waterlogging.
Ledebour's honeysuckle (Lonicera ledebura)
Honeysuckle Tatar: beautiful flowers, delicious honey and poisonous berries
Tatar honeysuckle is a deciduous shrub belonging to the honeysuckle family. In nature, honeysuckle is found in the southeast of Russia, in Siberia, at the foot of the Altai and Tien Shan.
Description of honeysuckle Tatar
This culture is grown as an ornamental, for decoration. garden plots. Honeysuckle looks unusually picturesque during flowering.
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Honeysuckle Tatar is valued for its decorative effect and beauty.
Botanical description of the species:
- Plant height reaches 1–3 m. The crown is lush. Fruits in 3-4 years. Life expectancy reaches 100 years.
- Shoots inside are hollow, covered with yellowish-brown bark with dark lenticels. The bark of adult shrubs is colored in grey colour and flakes off.
- Leaves are oval, entire, up to 6 cm long.
- Flowers are paired, with pleasant aroma, painted in white, pink, red or purple color. They produce yellowish pollen, from which honey is obtained. Flowering is abundant and lasts from May to June.
- The fruits are round, single or paired, up to 6 mm in diameter, orange or red. Taste - with pronounced bitterness, the berries are inedible and poisonous. They ripen in July - August.
This shrub is not capricious, frost-resistant. The plant thrives in shady areas of the garden. The only drawback of this shrub is susceptibility to viral diseases.
Varieties of honeysuckle Tatar
This variety of honeysuckle attracts gardeners with accelerated development and growth, the ability to adapt to environmental conditions. It is not afraid of salty soils and polluted urban atmosphere.
Preference is given to planting ornamental varieties of honeysuckle - "rosea" and "hack red".
Rosea is a pyramidal shrub. The flowers of the plant are large, reach a diameter of 2 cm, painted in a rich pink color. A plant of this variety is also grown in shaded areas with atypical soil for honeysuckle. Rosea is propagated by cuttings.
The variety "hack red" is characterized by dark purple flowers. The shrub of this honeysuckle is spreading and blooms for 4 weeks. After the end of flowering, it continues to amaze with its decorative effect due to the bright color of the fruit.
No less interesting are the varieties "alba" and "grandiflora", blooming with fragrant white flowers, "elegans" - with red flowers and pink stripes on the petals. Varieties "orange", "amold red" and "punica" - honeysuckle with monochrome red flowers.
Despite the unpretentiousness of honeysuckle, true beauty shrubs are evaluated from a plant planted in sunny areas. In this case, the decorativeness of the shrub is fully revealed.