Honeysuckle Tatar: An excellent choice for decorating a garden plot. Honeysuckle Tatar (Lonicera tatarica) Edible or not Tatar honeysuckle

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, freely growing in Russia in the vastness 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-snG4Fdc

As you can see, honeysuckle, if left untreated, can form real thickets.

Plant appearance

It is a 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 are yellow, 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 decorative varieties can become a highlight of the 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.

With considering large sizes shrub 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 with violent flowering. 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 in a 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

The most important element of care is the pruning of honeysuckle.

pruning

In early spring broken and age branches are cut out. 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 a persistent 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 recent years there have been 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!

Well, do not forget about the fight against garden ants, lovers of "milking" 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. There are two helpful videos on this topic. 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 obligatory stratification and does not guarantee the preservation of the properties of the plant from which the seeds were taken.

Family: honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae).

motherland

In nature, honeysuckle (lonicera) grows in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; in North America, Europe and mostly in Asia. The genus includes about 200 species.

The form: upright or climbing shrub.

Description

More than 200 types of honeysuckle are found in nature. Among them there are deciduous (rarely evergreen) shrubs of various shapes: erect, creeping, climbing. The leaves are opposite, often entire, oval or elliptical, slightly wavy along the edges. Honeysuckle flowers are white, cream, yellow, pink or crimson. The fruits are orange, red, blue or black. The root system of honeysuckle is superficial. Honeysuckle are good honey plants.

Many species are used in landscape design and culture. Here are the most popular and stable.

Upright shrubs:

(L. xylosteum). Low shrub up to 3 m tall with arcuate gray branches. The leaves of common honeysuckle are 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. Blooms in May. 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.

(L. tatarica). Densely leafy vertically growing deciduous shrub from 2 to 4 m tall 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.

honeysuckle blue , or blue honeysuckle (L. caerulea). Spreading densely branched shrub from 0.5 to 1.5 m tall and wide (rarely up to 2 m) with a dense crown, erect or slightly drooping. Young shoots of blue honeysuckle are reddish. The leaves are elliptical, ovate, dark green above, glaucous below, yellowish green in autumn; bloom early. Blue honeysuckle flowers are small, funnel-shaped, pale yellow or greenish white, with a slight fragrance; the plant blooms in May. Fruits are elongated, ovoid or round, from dark blue to blue-black, with a bluish bloom, non-poisonous, bittersweet; ripen in late June-July. Blue honeysuckle is decorative, including with its shoots - from yellowish to red-brown; in winter the bark exfoliates. Blue honeysuckle grows quite slowly.

Separately, it is worth noting the form of blue honeysuckle - edible(f. edulis) - shrub up to 2 m tall, with brown, longitudinally flaky bark. Leaves of various sizes and shapes - from oval to linear-oblong. The flowers are light yellow or yellowish white. The fruits are blue-black with a bluish bloom, edible, taste like blueberries. Widely used in culture. Flowering and fruiting shrub for 3-5 years.

(L. maackii). Spreading shrub or 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. The flowers are very fragrant, large, white, later turn yellow. Maak's honeysuckle blooms in June. Its berries are inedible. The root system is pivotal. Maak's honeysuckle retains its decorative effect for a long time. The plant is stable; tolerates drought; frost-resistant and undemanding; growth rate is average. In nature, Maak honeysuckle grows in the Far East, Northeast China, Korea and Japan.

Honeysuckle brilliant (L.nitida). Evergreen densely branched shrub up to 2 m tall. Leaves of shiny honeysuckle are small, shiny, ovate, leathery; reminiscent of myrtle leaves. The flowers are small, very fragrant, white. The fruits are spherical, purple. Honeysuckle brilliant thermophilic; prefers shading. The plant is native to Western China.

Honeysuckle fragrant (L. fragrantissima). Semi-evergreen shrub up to 2 m high with long, spreading branches. The leaves of fragrant honeysuckle are large, elliptical or broadly ovate, dark green above and gray, 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.

honeysuckle coverlet (L. involucrata). Fast-growing, unpretentious, frost-resistant shrub up to 3 m tall, with a dense ovoid crown. The leaves of the coverlet honeysuckle are larger than those of other species, dark green. The flowers are paired, first yellow, later reddish. Covering honeysuckle blooms for a very long time, sometimes up to three months. The berries are black with purple bracts, ripen in July. It grows naturally in western North America.

(L. korolkowii). Very decorative deciduous shrub up to 3 m 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. 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. Korolkov's honeysuckle is decorative throughout the growing season. In nature, this species is found in Central Asia.

honeysuckle alpine (L. alpigena). Low sprawling shrub up to 1.5 m tall, with very dense, spherical crown. 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.

Curly honeysuckle:

(L. caprifolium). A beautifully flowering climbing shrub from 4 to 6 m high and 0.5 to 2 m wide. Young shoots of honeysuckle honeysuckle are light green, with sunny side purple-red. The leaves are dense, leathery, elliptical or broadly elliptical, dark green above, bluish below; stay on the plant for a long time and do not change color. Honeysuckle honeysuckle flowers are peculiar, with far protruding stamens; inside white or yellowish, outside with a purple tint or purple-red strokes, fragrant (the aroma intensifies at night). The plant blooms for about 3 weeks. Honeysuckle honeysuckle fruits are orange-red. The plant develops rapidly; prefers shading. Honeysuckle honeysuckle grows on neutral or alkaline, fertile, well-drained substrates. In nature, honeysuckle honeysuckle is found in the Caucasus, in Central and Southern Europe.

Japanese honeysuckle (L. japonica). Fast growing semi-evergreen vine. Japanese honeysuckle blooms profusely and for a long time (in June-July). The flowers are very fragrant, white, with a purple tint. Japanese honeysuckle does not bloom every year, even with good care, so most often its cultivation is recommended in room conditions or winter gardens.

Honeysuckle Brown fuchsia (L. brownii ‘Fuchsioides’). A hybrid of evergreen honeysuckle and rough honeysuckle. Curly semi-evergreen shrub up to 2 m high. Brown's honeysuckle blooms profusely from early July. Scarlet flowers, original shape.

(L. tellmanniana). Powerful densely leafy liana with oblong, long leaves, bright green above and bluish below. Telman's honeysuckle flowers are orange-gold; fruits are yellow-orange. The plant blooms profusely, but at the same time, it is quite demanding on growing conditions and not too winter-hardy.

honeysuckle curly (L. periclymenum). A fast-growing tall climbing shrub up to 5 m tall. Curly honeysuckle leaves are dark green above, bluish below, yellow in autumn, ovate or elliptical. The flowers are very fragrant, carmine, yellow-white inside. Curly honeysuckle blooms from late July until September. Fruits are red shiny poisonous berries. In winter, the plant may freeze over, but quickly recovers. In nature, curly honeysuckle is common in Central and Southern Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor.

Etruscan honeysuckle (L.etrusca). The species is distinguished by large fragrant purple-yellow flowers. The leaves of the Etruscan honeysuckle are dense, elongated, partially preserved on the plant in winter. Etruscan honeysuckle blooms in August-September, but not every year. For the winter, the plant needs shelter. The homeland of the Etruscan honeysuckle is the Mediterranean.

Honeysuckle Hecrott (L. heckrottii). Liana 2 to 4 m tall and 2 to 3 m wide with elliptical, bluish-green, rough leaves. The growth rate of the plant is medium or high. Hekrotta honeysuckle flowers are tubular, carmine-pink on the outside and white on the inside, with an intense, sweet, vanilla-like scent. The fruits are rare, red, inedible. Honeysuckle Hekrotta is thermophilic, relatively winter-hardy, prefers light shading.

Growing conditions

Many types of honeysuckle are shade-tolerant, but, nevertheless, better plants develop in sufficiently illuminated areas (the exception is the brilliant honeysuckle, which prefers shading, and some other types of honeysuckles). It should be borne in mind that climbing honeysuckle, as a rule, is photophilous, and forest species tolerate shading. Cultivation of honeysuckle is possible on almost any wet, drained garden soils. Plants suffer from drought and high temperatures.

Blue honeysuckle does not grow on soils containing lime.

Application

Honeysuckle is very popular in modern suburban areas. Plants are used in group and plantings, to create, they are planted on the border of the site. undersized species and varieties of honeysuckle can be planted in. Curly honeysuckle - lovely plants for . Edible honeysuckle has a number of medicinal properties.

Various varieties of blue honeysuckle are used in cultivation. They are valued for the earliest berries - they ripen in the first half of June.

Care

Honeysuckle for better growth, development and lush flowering needs proper care. In the spring you need to make mineral fertilizers. With normal rainfall, honeysuckle is watered moderately, 2-3 times per season. Plants are sensitive to soil compaction, so they are loosened shallowly while removing weeds. (peat) can be used not only near the trunk circles, but also the area near the plant. honeysuckle is carried out in the fall (can be cut in early spring). Every 2-3 years, the plants are thinned out by anti-aging pruning. After six years, sanitary pruning of honeysuckle is carried out, removing diseased, dried branches. Old plants (after 15-20 years) can be cut off "on a stump" (the plant will recover within 2-3 years).

Usually honeysuckle is frost-resistant and does not require shelter for the winter; plants may freeze slightly, but recover quickly (an exception may be climbing species, which, as a rule, are thermophilic). Honeysuckle is a plant that tolerates transplanting well.

Curly species of honeysuckle require supports.

You can learn how to grow honeysuckle from the Internet.

reproduction

Honeysuckle reproduces by seeds and vegetatively (green,). It is believed that the best method of propagation is green cuttings. Lignified cuttings will take root better, but will not have time to prepare for winter (Morrow's honeysuckle can be propagated by lignified cuttings). When propagated by seeds, honeysuckle does not retain signs mother plant. Planting honeysuckle is carried out at a distance of 1.5-2 m. After planting, the plants are watered abundantly and.

Honeysuckle seedlings can be purchased at.

Diseases and pests

As a rule, honeysuckle is stable. Honeysuckle diseases occur under adverse growing conditions. Plants can be affected by fungi (spotting, ramularia, cercosporosis, powdery mildew) and viral diseases. Of the pests, honeysuckle aphids, honeysuckle mites, scale insects, leaf-eating pests, and honeysuckle fingerwings can be noted. It should be borne in mind that the correct agricultural technology of honeysuckle will avoid diseases and keep the shrubs healthy.

Popular forms and varieties

Decorative forms of Tatar honeysuckle:

white (f. alba) - with white flowers;

large-flowered (f. grandiflora) - with white large flowers;

Siberian red-flowered (f. sibirica) - in red flowers;

crimson (f. punicea) - with dark pink flowers and large leaves;

broadleaf (f. latifolia) - with large leaves and large pink flowers;

narrow-leaved (f. angustifolia) - with narrow leaves and bright pink flowers;

low (f. nana) - dwarf dense shrub with small pinkish flowers;

yellow (f. lutea) - with yellow fruits;

Varieties of honeysuckle Tatar:

Varieties of honeysuckle Korolkov:

‘Aurora’- flowers with a large graceful corolla;

‘Floribunda’- with rounded leaves.

Curly honeysuckle varieties:

‘Belgica’(flowers are white with red strokes), 'Graham Thomas'(with white flowers that turn yellow later), ‘Serotina’(flowers purple on the outside, creamy white on the inside) 'Minister'(with white-pink, later cream flowers), 'Harleguin'(with bright cream bracts).

Varieties of honeysuckle edible:

‘Gourmet’. Bush 1.45 m high with a compact oval crown. Honeysuckle "Lakomka" gives up to 3 kg of yield per bush. The fruits are elongated, fragrant, medium in size.

'Moraine'. Bush with an oval dense crown and large, lanceolate, bright green leaves. Honeysuckle "Morena" is distinguished by very large, fragrant fruits with a sweet and sour taste. Edible honeysuckle variety "Morena" has a yield of up to 1 kg per bush.

'Nymph'. Vigorous shrub with an oval crown and pubescent shoots. Honeysuckle "Nymph" is distinguished by large, sometimes curved, sweet-sour, tart fruits. Honeysuckle variety "Nymph" has large, dark green, elongated-oval, pointed leaves.

'Blue bird'. Dense shrub of rounded shape with elongated-oval, pointed leaves. Honeysuckle "Blue Bird" has oval, sweet-sour, slightly tart fruits with tender pulp (yield about 1 kg per bush).

‘Blue spindle’. Sufficiently tall shrub with an obversely conical crown with elongated oval, pointed leaves. Honeysuckle "Blue Spindle" is distinguished by elongated, sweetish-sour fruits with a slight bitterness. honeysuckle yield edible variety‘Blue spindle’ - about 2 kg per bush.

is one of the plants called honeysuckle, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Lonicera tatarica L. As for the name of the Tatar honeysuckle family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Caprifoliaceae Juss.

Description of honeysuckle Tatar

Tatar honeysuckle is a shrub, the height of which will fluctuate between one and a half and two and a half meters. The leaves of this plant are on short bare petioles, and in shape they will be oblong-ovate. The length of such leaves is two and a half to eight centimeters, and the width varies between one and a half and four centimeters. The length of the corolla is twelve to twenty-four centimeters, while the fruits will be bare on the outside, they are pink in color: from pale pink to brick red. The fruits are six to eight millimeters in size, they are spherical in shape, with a brightly colored corolla they will be bright red in color, with a pale corolla they can be both yellow and orange.
The flowering of the Tatar honeysuckle falls on the period from the end of May to the month of June, while fruiting occurs in the month of July-September. Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of Central Asia, Western Siberia, as well as in the following regions of the European part of Russia: in the Zavolzhsky, in the north of the Volga-Don and in the Volga-Kama region. For growth, Tatar honeysuckle prefers forest edges, places along river valleys and in hollows, as well as hillsides, among shrubs and in the undergrowth of floodplain forests. The plant can grow both singly and in groups, and in large thickets. The plant is not only decorative, but also quite a valuable honey plant.

Description of the medicinal properties of Tatar honeysuckle

Tatar honeysuckle is endowed with quite valuable healing properties, while therapeutic purpose it is recommended to use the bark of this plant.
The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of alkaloids, triterpene saponins, tannins, flavonoids, higher aliphatic carbohydrates and coumarins in the composition of this plant. The flowers of this plant will contain glucose, sucrose and fructose, while the fruits of Tatar honeysuckle contain higher aliphatic hydrocarbons.
It should be noted that this plant exhibits antibacterial activity. Water-alcohol tincture of leaves and branches of Tatar honeysuckle exhibits very effective antitrichomonas activity. A decoction of the bark of this plant, both internally and externally in the form of lotions, can be used for goiter. Volatile and water-soluble substances in the experiment became inhibitors for numerous field weeds, as well as activators for poplar and oak.
It is noteworthy that Tatar honeysuckle is poisonous plant, which is especially true for the fruits of this plant. There have also been known cases of poisoning of children.
With goiter, it is recommended to use quite effective remedy based on Tatar honeysuckle: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take one teaspoon of crushed bark in one glass of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled over a fire for five minutes, then this mixture is infused for one hour, after which it is very carefully filtered. Take the resulting remedy based on Tatar honeysuckle, one tablespoon three times a day. It should be noted that in order to achieve the greatest efficiency when using this remedy, it is important to follow not only all the rules of preparation, but also all the rules for taking such a remedy.

Among the many plants for creating a landscape, Tatar honeysuckle occupies a worthy place. There are many reasons for this, one of which is the unpretentiousness of the plant and its rapid growth. However, the cultural form is represented by several varieties, different in decorative qualities. The creation of a composition depends on the knowledge of these features.

Biological signs and plant varieties

A tall honeysuckle bush up to 4 meters tall grows in wild nature on sunny slopes and is sometimes a continuous undergrowth.

Separate bushes are sprawling and represent an umbrella or funnel. Very decorative shrub leaves. They are matte, dark green above, and gray below.

Even with a slight breeze, the leaf plays and the Tatar honeysuckle bush seems to be waving affably, inviting you to come up.

Within a month, it attracts bees and insects with paired, two-lipped flowers on a long tube. Flowers have all shades from white to saturated color pink. As a result of pollination, by the end of summer, the bush is dotted with bright shiny berries. The color of honeysuckle is constantly changing from the play of leaves, the shade of flowers and the gradually pouring and reddening berries.

Young shoots of the Tatar honeysuckle are hollow. The bark of young branches is brown, while the bark of older branches is grey, with peeling stripes. Peeling of the bark is a common feature of all types of honeysuckle. Tatar honeysuckle blooms in May or June, depending on the habitat. The plant is freed from foliage for the winter.

It should be noted that the fruits of honeysuckle are not only inedible, but poisonous. Age-old wisdom is confirmed. If in large quantities poison, in small medicine. Only specialists know the exact dose between small and large.

Varieties and decorative features of the plant

Perfectly holding an attractive shape, the bush does not require much care.

Therefore, the owners of country estates are happy to plant a honeysuckle bush, as decorative ornament in the spring, when the flower garden is still scarce.

But this bush pleases the eye even in summer, settling where others do not grow, on saline soil or in urban gas pollution. In general, varieties of European selection have become widespread:

• Rosea.
• Hack Red.
• elegans.
• Zabelii.

Bush Rozea in the Moscow region blooms at the end of May. It looks like a pyramid in a pink cloud. At the same time, garden lilacs, irises and peonies bloom, and the garden becomes fabulous from beauty and fragrance. The berries of this variety are round, shiny bright orange. Tatar honeysuckle tolerates shade, drought, soil salinity and reproduces well by all known methods.

A representative of a sprawling form with a dense rich pink to raspberry color, the shade is the Hack Red honeysuckle bush. Unusually abundant flowering lasts until mid-June. The fruits of this bush are dark red. Bushes of the Elegans variety have red flowers with yellow stripes, and the leaves are variegated with yellow spots and stripes. Honeysuckle Zabelii blooms burgundy, and its berries are light red.

In addition to these, there are varieties with white and yellow peduncles, with different periods flowering and different form leaves. You can choose the right plant, guided by the advice of experienced gardeners and specialists.

Honeysuckle Tatar planting and care

There is a lot of information on how to grow honeysuckle. All forms of this species reproduce:

• cuttings;
• layering;
• young growth;
• seeds.

Cuttings are carried out both by young shoots in summer, and by lignified cuttings, cut at the beginning of winter and stored until spring in a dig. The substrate for germinating cuttings is a mixture of sand and peat.

The cuttings are treated with a root former, it can be heteroauxin, and placed at an angle of 45 degrees in a seedling box, covering it with a film on top to create its own microclimate in the greenhouse. After the appearance of the first leaves, the plants should be left to develop in a protected place, covered with spruce branches from frost for the winter.

In the spring, plant the cuttings in a permanent place. It is necessary to transplant honeysuckle when steady heat sets in. Under favorable conditions, flowering will occur next year.

It is possible to quickly propagate the plant by dressing part of the bush when it becomes an adult, after three years. The honeysuckle bush is propagated by layering, which is dug into the ground. At the same time, during the summer, the twig will take root, but it needs to be transplanted to a permanent place only next spring.

How to grow honeysuckle from seeds can be found in the special literature, or on the website. But when grown from seeds, the varietal characteristics of the mother plant are not preserved. Therefore, the propagation of bushes is best done vegetatively.

Caring for an adult plant is easy. An unpretentious plant can be quite decorative with minimal attention. Care and pruning of honeysuckle will add to its decorative effect. So, if the bush thickens, then the branches will deviate and the bush will look neglected. spring pruning and shaping will add the amount of flowers and give the plant the desired shape.

In the spring, the honeysuckle bush can be fed complex fertilizer before flowering, and in the fall add ash to the trunk circle. When honeysuckle is grown as a garden decoration, its care should consist not only in watering and fertilizing, but also in protection from pests and diseases. With the advent of disease, beauty is lost not only in humans.

Of the pests, honeysuckle leaves are very fond of aphids. But mites and all kinds of bugs and caterpillars love this shrub. Considering that this shrub does not participate in food chain a person, it is worth treating him in a week and with such strong drugs as Actellik. The fact is that the pests that have bred on the bush will later move to cultivated plants.

Fungal, bacterial and viral diseases also do not bypass Tatar honeysuckle. This is where regular fungicide treatment and treatment can help. folk remedies. However, it is necessary to reduce nitrogen fertilization and add potassium and phosphate.

They change the composition of the juice, and the plant is less exposed to pests. But refuse beautiful bush doesn't make sense.

If not he, then another plant will become a source of settlement for uninvited guests, in the conditions of cramped management of collective gardens.

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Tatar honeysuckle: all the nuances of care, planting and growing

Honeysuckle Tatar - beautiful and unpretentious plant perfect for decorating your backyard.

In the wild, honeysuckle is found in China, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, as well as in the territory from western Kazakhstan to the Volga.

A decorative shrub is distributed throughout the world. Honeysuckle has become popular among gardeners for a reason.

Due to its resistance to various adverse natural phenomena and build its growth rate, vulnerability to viruses can be attributed to the disadvantages.

General information about the plant Tatar honeysuckle

Honeysuckle bushes look great as solo decorative elements, as well as in company with other perennial bushes and plants.

Appearance

bushes Tatar honeysuckle grow to a height of 4 meters and are framed by lush crowns.

Leaves two-color ovate-oblong, the outer side is green, the inner one casts blue.

branches gray color has a cavity inside, young seedlings are gray-brown.

Smell Honeysuckle has a sweetish aroma of flowers, and the color depends on the variety, they can be white, light pink, hot pink, there are varieties with yellow and brick red flowers.

blooms honeysuckle from May to July.

Fruit in honeysuckle they are bright red or yellow, they can be paired or single berries with a diameter of 0.5 centimeters.

Fruits should not be eaten, they can be poisonous. Fruiting takes place throughout August.

Popular varieties of Tatar honeysuckle

Honeysuckle Tatar: variety Rosea

It differs by a pyramidal shape of the crown, large flowers up to 2 centimeters in diameter, often pink.

Buds appear at the end of May and honeysuckle blooms for the next 2 weeks. Then a lot of beautiful round orange-colored berries are formed on the bush, not edible, like the fruits of all types of honeysuckle.

The Rosea variety is unpretentious in care, grows in any soil, easily tolerates pruning and transplanting. Easily propagated by cuttings.

Honeysuckle Tatar: grade Hack Red

A distinctive feature of this variety is bright saturated purple flowers, which flaunt on the bush from late spring to mid-June. bright flowers are replaced by no less bright fruits, continuing to decorate your gardens and orchards.

Honeysuckle Tatar: variety Elegans

It differs in the color of the petals, the petals themselves are bright red with pink veins.

Honeysuckle Tatar: variety Zabelli

Distinguished by deep rich burgundy flowers and light red fruits.

Cultivation and care

reproduction

Honeysuckle can be propagated by almost all known methods:

1. cuttings,
2. layering method,
3. seedlings,
4. seeds.

cuttings

You can collect cuttings for planting either in summer or autumn.

1. In summer, young shoots are used for this, and in autumn they are already stiff, which are added dropwise until spring.
2. For cuttings, good shoots of this year are chosen, they are divided into parts of 10-12 centimeters with two nodes and an internode.
3. The cuttings are placed in a nutrient substrate of sand and peat, before planting, the cuttings are treated with a root growth agent, and the branches are placed in a box at an angle of 45 degrees.
4. Next, the box must be turned into a greenhouse, covered with a thick film and reap the appearance of the first leaves.
5. After the appearance of the leaves, the boxes are covered with spruce branches and hibernate until spring.
6. In the spring, the cuttings are planted in a permanent place when the temperature is above zero.

layering

Bushes 3-4 years old are used for reproduction, part of each layer is dug in in the summer, the branch takes root, but it is better to separate it next spring.

seeds

Growing from seeds of bushes and plants is quite difficult process and honeysuckle is no exception. And the quality of shrubs is lower from this - the qualities of the mother variety are not preserved, therefore it is better to use part of the plants for propagation - cuttings or layering.

Landing

The soil for honeysuckle should be loose and with good drainage. The recess in the soil for planting honeysuckle is filled with a special mixture of sand, peat and turf in a ratio of 1: 1: 3.

5 centimeters of drainage fall asleep at the bottom; honeysuckle will not take root in moist soil.

Otherwise, honeysuckle is unpretentious - without special care an unremarkable bush can turn into a flowering and fragrant bush for everyone to envy.

But with the effort you put in, you can achieve more results in less time. Shrub care includes the usual procedures.

Honeysuckle wants top dressing, pruning, mulching and prevention of various diseases.

In spring, the plant needs to be fertilized nitrogen fertilizers, before flowering, it is better to feed with complex fertilizers, and in the fall, add wood ash.

Honeysuckle requires 2-3 abundant watering per season, on hot days, each honeysuckle bush requires 10 liters of water.

The soil around the honeysuckle must be loosened periodically

Honeysuckle trunks need mulching in spring and fall.

Pruning is best done in late autumn, after leaf fall. It is necessary to transform the shrub through pruning in late autumn, when the leaf fall is completed.

For the winter, honeysuckle does not require special shelters in our climatic conditions.

Diseases and pests

Dangerous for honeysuckle can also be ticks, scale insects, pseudopods, various insects that eat leaves ( caterpillars, moths etc.)

The shrub is still susceptible to attack by fungi ( spotting and flour dew) and viruses.

The most dangerous for honeysuckle is aphid.

It is possible to fight it only with the help of biological insecticides:

• garlic,
• tobacco,
• pepper tincture.

You can also use synthetic:

If you are planning to purchase honeysuckle seedlings, then consider the following points when choosing.

Buy seedlings in specialized stores!

• buy adult seedlings from 2 years old, 30-40 centimeters long and 5 millimeters thick at the base.
• carefully evaluate the appearance of the plant for the absence of dried or damaged places, the presence of buds and the elasticity of the branches.
• choose seedlings with well-developed roots.

Thus, the Tatar honeysuckle on your site will unpretentious decor creating beauty and elegance for many years, without special efforts from your side. It remains only to choose and buy the variety of Tatar honeysuckle you like.

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Tatar honeysuckle - decoration for the garden

When choosing unpretentious, but at the same time spectacular plants for the garden, you should pay attention to such a plant as Tatar honeysuckle. Few people know about this variety of the Honeysuckle family, since mainly its fruit and curly representatives are in demand with us.

Tatar honeysuckle is an impressive flowering, isn't it?

Tatar honeysuckle cannot boast of the taste of its bright, but inedible fruits, but it is magnificent in flowering and will add the charm of an old estate to the garden.

Why Tatar honeysuckle?

It is difficult to name a plant that is as easy to care for as Tatar honeysuckle. Judge for yourself what clear advantages this ornamental bush has:

• excellent winter hardiness (does not require covering measures before the onset of cold weather);
• ability long time do without watering (placement in areas with no irrigation, as well as on sandy loam);
• resistance to air pollution (use as green hedges along highways and at industrial facilities);
• good growth on saline soils and in areas after fires (use for the development of inconveniences and for land reclamation);
• quite long and very spectacular flowering;
• beautiful honey plant;
• neat shape of the bush (can do without formation for a long time).

Well, how impressive is the list? And this is not a complete list of all the advantages of Tatar honeysuckle. Let's take a closer look at this wonderful shrub.

plant history

Tatar honeysuckle (Lonícera tatárica in Latin) has been cultivated in our gardens since the 18th century. Its natural range is located on the territory of Russia - in the European part, in Altai and Siberia, so it so easily endures all the hardships of our difficult climate.

This shrub got its name, somewhat transformed, for the ability of some types of honeysuckle to evergreen wintering, that is, their foliage is not shed for the winter - “winter-leaf”. True, this concept does not apply to the described honeysuckle, since it is a deciduous shrub and completely loses foliage by winter.

Tatar honeysuckle, thanks to its decorativeness and unpretentiousness, quickly settled throughout Europe, moved to Japan and America. Now it is an integral element of the landscape compositions of many modern gardens. In Russia, this plant, thanks to the work of breeders, is, fortunately, getting its second birth.

Description

So, what is this wonderful plant? The description of the Tatar honeysuckle, in principle, can be divided into several parts: flowering, foliage, berries. Let's look at these elements in detail.

bush shape

Tatar honeysuckle is a dense shrub 2-4 m tall and 2 m in diameter (depending on the place of growth and variety). The shape of the crown is funnel-shaped due to the fact that long shoots bend under their own weight, giving the bush the shape of a fountain or funnel.

Shoots at a young age grow very quickly, in the future, the growth rate slows down. Thanks to this property, honeysuckle easily covers various "windows" in decorative leafy compositions.

The branches are yellow-brown in color with dark lenticels, with age they begin to become covered with “tatters” of old exfoliated bark, which is in no way a sign of illness and a matter of concern.

leaf cover

The foliage of the plant is very plentiful, dense green in color with a bluish tinge from below. Form - ovoid, from 3 to 6 cm in length with smooth edges.

The bush, as already mentioned, is deciduous, with a very early awakening of the kidneys. New buds are laid already in the middle of summer, so the plant easily tolerates autumn transplants.

However, in this regard, the spring landing should be made very early - until mid-April.

Bloom

The flowers of the Tatar honeysuckle are located in the axils of the leaves, paired, 1.5-2 cm in size, are a two-lipped corolla with different shades white and pink flowers.

During the flowering period, the bush is not at all visible under the foam of fragrant inflorescences - this, of course, is the peak of the decorativeness of the plant. Such a rampage lasts about 3-5 weeks - it all depends on the weather and the location of the bush.

Sometimes summer residents complain that a new seedling does not bloom. The fact is that flowering buds laid from 3-4 years of age, you should be patient and wait. We will consider the flowering of honeysuckle in more detail when describing the varieties of this modest beauty.

Fruit

The fragrant charm of flowers is replaced by a bright scattering of carmine-red paired berries. There is a feeling that the bush is hung with threads of large glossy shiny beads.

The spectacle is magnificent, however, regrettable ... Yes, that's right, because these beautiful fruits Not only are they bitter in taste, they are also poisonous! Therefore, to the question “Is Tatar honeysuckle edible or not?” Unfortunately, the answer can be given in the negative.

In this regard, the choice of it as an ornamental plant for families with small children should be postponed.

It is a pity that these beautiful fruits are inedible.

Birds, however, peck with pleasure juicy fruits while becoming voluntary sowers.

Planting a plant and caring for it

It is difficult to find a plant that would be perfectly accepted with a very late or very early planting, and Tatar honeysuckle is like that! In addition, after flowering, it can be transplanted throughout the summer, it takes root well and quickly even with flaws in the planting technology.

A place for planting can be chosen both brightly lit and with partial shading, in both cases the plant will develop and bloom in full force. In a very deep shade, there is a high probability of weak flowering and damage to the bush by various diseases.

Any soil for planting Tatar honeysuckle is suitable, except for very heavy clay soils with constant stagnant water or depleted sandstones.

The low requirements of the shrub for the soil, however, do not at all exclude planting it in well-composted soil and regular fertilizing with complex fertilizers.

In this case, the plant will thank very powerful and long flowering and healthy lush foliage.

Important! In addition to top dressing, which the bush should receive in early spring and before flowering at the end of May, pruning is also required - sanitary and shaping.

As with all plants with an early flowering period, pruning of the Tatar honeysuckle is carried out after flowering. The bush is formed according to the designer's intention - rounded or fountain-shaped.

In any case, the plant tolerates such stress well and quickly overgrows.

You should not be late with sanitary pruning, it is carried out in autumn or early spring, cut out old and broken branches during the winter, thin out the bush. As a rule, such care is necessary for plants after 5-7 years, when the bush “lays” on the ground with age.

Additional watering of the Tatar honeysuckle is not needed, it easily tolerates drought. However, if there is a need to maintain a special decorative effect of the bush, then in the hot season the plant is watered abundantly (at least 5 buckets under the bush).

Pest and disease control

Unfortunately, caring for Tatar honeysuckle often includes disease control. Among them, the most common is the scourge of all honeysuckles - powdery mildew and cercosporosis.

White powdery coating on leaves and branches or dark brown spots is a clear sign of a fungal disease that, in adverse weather (damp and warm), quickly affects most of the bush.

The tips of the shoots dry out and gradually die off, the plant weakens and freezes heavily in winter. The next year, if nothing is done, the flowering of the bush will be weak, the disease may flare up again with renewed vigor.

So over time, you can completely lose a beautiful plant.

Is it possible to fight this scourge? Certainly! To do this, damaged shoots are removed (burning them immediately), and the plant itself is treated several times per season, alternating treatments, with such preparations as Abiga-Peak, Thiovit Jet, Topaz, Ordan.

Recently, there have been more and more cases of damage to the Tatar honeysuckle by pests. Obviously, environmental degradation is affecting. If earlier plantings of this shrub were unproblematic in this regard, now more and more often colonies of various aphid species (honeysuckle-cereal, honeysuckle-apical, etc.) can be found on the leaves.

In the fight against them, early spring (before the awakening of the kidneys) treatments with the Aktellik preparation are carried out. Then, several times a season, with an abundance of pests, they use the Aktara systemic insecticide (which acts both in contact and when the aphids absorb the poison that has penetrated into the juice).

Varieties of honeysuckle Tatar

The natural pale pink shade of honeysuckle inflorescences did not satisfy the breeders, and they bred several very spectacular varieties that differ, among other things, in the shape of the bush, which is important when composing compositions.

Perhaps the most popular is the Tatar honeysuckle Rosea. Her bush is pyramidal, regular shape. Blooming from late May to mid-June, this plant resembles a pink cloud or a peach blossom, and invariably delights all garden guests. The flowers are large (more than 2 cm in diameter) and fragrant.

Honeysuckle variety Tatar Rosea - lush bloom and delicate fragrance

The fruits, although inedible, look very impressive - orange, bright and shiny.

In the Elegans variety, the flowers are rather unusual - pale pink strokes are crossed out on a red background, abundant flowering in June.

The Arnold Red variety is also good with carmine-red flowers and an upright low bush up to 2 meters.

Note! Recently, a variety of Tatar honeysuckle Casanova has been gaining popularity in Russia. It's pretty tall plant, reaching 4 m in favorable conditions. It is famous for its abundant flowering in red and white colors, pleasant smell and, most importantly, relative resistance to fungal diseases.

Honeysuckle Tatar in garden design

Honeysuckle attracts designers with its versatility - it looks good both as a tapeworm against the backdrop of an emerald lawn, and in a group with other plants. At a time when honeysuckle blooms, lilacs are also at the peak of decorativeness. Together they are simply amazing! Country style design is the direction where Tatar honeysuckle is especially appropriate.

Perfectly withstands the gas pollution of city streets

Due to its rapid growth, honeysuckle is often used in the "building" of hedges. Its crown is very dense, it traps dust and muffles the sound background of the roads.

In landscape design, Tatar honeysuckle is often used by urban gardeners, because few plants can compare with it in terms of resistance to pollution in the urban and industrial environment.

It is also worth recalling that honeysuckle - excellent honey plant, and she herself is used by folk healers to treat various ailments.

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Honeysuckle Tatar: How to decorate a garden at no extra cost - Decorative world

Gardeners who, due to lack of time, are rarely forced to appear on the garden plot, but who want to make it attractive and cozy, should pay attention to the Tatar honeysuckle ornamental shrub.

This plant has to itself its unpretentiousness, high resistance to drought and severe frosts, soil salinity and air pollution.

In any, even very harsh conditions, it retains its decorative properties.

Tatar honeysuckle: general characteristics

Honeysuckle Tatar - tall shrub. In its natural environment, it is able to rise up to 4 meters above the ground. It grows starting from the banks of the Volga, gradually moving further east to Central Asia and China.

There you can find real thickets that stretch for several kilometers along the slopes of the hills, cover the river valleys and forest edges of the steppe and forest-steppe zone. Tatar honeysuckle tolerates shade and partial shade well.

Therefore, in nature, it often performs the function of an undergrowth in deciduous forests.

The wild-growing Tatar honeysuckle is an upright shrub with a wide, up to 2.5 m in diameter, spreading crown. Cultivated species that have been obtained as a result of the selection of individual plants taken from natural environment, have the same qualities, but a little more modest in the parameters. In gardens and suburban areas, the shrub can grow up to 2.5-3 meters in height and one meter in radius.

This type of honeysuckle has dense dark greens that bloom from buds in early spring and last until late autumn when the bulk of the foliage falls off. The leaves have an oblong, elongated shape with a slightly pointed tip.

They are not large in size: 2.5-8 cm in length and up to 4 cm in width. From above they are a rich dark color, matte, almost smooth. From below they have a bluish tint, rough, with distinctly visible veins.

They are held on short petioles of young green shoots.

pruning

Usually an adult bush has several skeletal, fairly strong branches. Every year, the plant is supplemented by thin young shoots, at the ends of which in large numbers flower stalks are formed. If not carried out timely pruning, then the bush will grow randomly, and the branches will deviate to the sides.

For creating decorative effect Tatar honeysuckle is given certain form. Her shoots readily respond to such manipulations and form more flower buds. It is enough to cut and trim once in the spring so that the plant looks beautiful all the following season.

Flowering and fruits

The shrub is especially attractive during the period of mass blooming of bell buds. Honeysuckle blooms violently, magnificently, magnificently.

At this time, against the background of dark greenery, a huge number of inflorescences appear, painted in white, pink, pale crimson shades. Flowers are arranged in groups. When one falls, another immediately blooms. This goes on for quite some time.

Tatar honeysuckle blooms throughout the month of June. After that, fruits appear in place of the flowers.

The plant during the fruiting period does not lose its decorative effect. The berries on it are painted in red or yellow. They are not very large, collected in several pieces. When the branches of a bush are covered with them, it seems that bright shiny beads are scattered across the greenery.

The fruits of the Tatar honeysuckle have poisonous properties so it is not recommended to eat them. In exceptional cases, they are used in alternative medicine, as one of the components in the creation of complex medicinal formulations.

The shrub begins to actively bloom and bear fruit from 3-4 years old and up to 20-25 years old does it incessantly, regardless of any weather conditions and not paying attention to insufficient care.

Honeysuckle Tatar: popular varieties

On the basis of wild-growing honeysuckle, breeders bred several cultivars honeysuckle Tatar, which differ slightly from each other in species characteristics. The following varieties are considered the most popular among gardeners:

• Honeysuckle Tatar Rosea- a bush of the correct pyramidal shape. Blooms at the end of May. Bright pink inflorescences bloom within two weeks. Each individual bud has a deep pink hue. Tubular flowers do not exceed 2 cm in diameter. When they fall, inedible orange-colored fruits are formed;
• Honeysuckle Tatar Hack Red- a bush with a wide spreading crown. It blooms from the very end of spring to the middle of the first month of summer. Flowers are dark purple. There are so many buds that it seems as if the shrub is covered with a multi-colored shawl. In July, August and autumn, the plant is covered with dark, red berries;
• Honeysuckle Tatar elegans it is distinguished by originality in the coloring of the buds, in which dark pink stripes are noticeably distinguishable against a red background;
• Honeysuckle Tatar Zabelii also has excellent decorative characteristics in terms of the color of the buds, which are painted in the color of burgundy, and the berries of a light red hue favorably distinguish the plant from other plantings.

Honeysuckle Tatar in landscape design

Tatar honeysuckle as a cultivated species has been known since the 18th century. Since then, she has been an active participant in the landscaping of city streets and household plots. The particular popularity of the shrub is due to the fact that it is practically not necessary to take care of it.

It grows on any kind of soil. It tolerates salty and acidic soil well. Feels great in fertile areas, but does not lose its decorative effect on poor, rocky lands.

It can be planted in a group with other ornamental plants or alone against a green lawn, near the wall of a house or other building. From several bushes it turns out excellent hedge. Moreover, this species tolerates a haircut well and keeps its shape for a long time.

The only thing that can harm the plant is the invasion of aphids or the defeat of viral diseases. If this happens, disinfection must be carried out immediately.

For planting hedges and decorating the site are used various shrubs. Tatar honeysuckle is well suited for these purposes and is easy to propagate. The shrub helps not only to decorate the backyard area, but also protects from wind and snow.

Plant history - description

Tatar honeysuckle is a popular garden plant, common in almost all countries. In Latin, the name of the shrub sounds like lonicera tatarica. The plant is unpretentious, tolerates adverse factors well and adapts to them. In landscaping, this plant makes a good hedge, as the bush is a well-formed shrub that can be easily shaped into the desired shape.

The shrub has been cultivated since the 18th century and continues to be popular to this day. The natural habitat of the plant is the northern and European parts of Russia. From there honeysuckle was transported all over the world.

Edible or not? The shrub is better known as wolfberry, she has bright berries but they are not completely edible. Eating even a small amount of fruit can lead to poisoning.

After reading the description of the cultivation technique, you can independently plant and grow a beautiful bush in the garden.

Varieties

There are several varieties of vegetation that differ in the shape of the crown and leaves, and the color of the berries.

The most popular varieties of shrubs:

1. Rosea honeysuckle. Bush has correct form in the form of a pyramid, begins to bloom in the last decade of May. The flowering of the rosea variety lasts for 14 days, the color of the buds is pink. The diameter of the inflorescences does not exceed 2 cm. After flowering, orange fruits are formed on the bush, which are characterized by a high level of toxicity.
2. Casanova. The description of the variety says that the plant has lush red inflorescences collected from several buds and bright green oblong leaves. The shrub is gaining popularity in landscape design.
3. Arnold ed. The plant has an abundant crown, blooms with bright pink buds and bears bright red fruits. In height, the shrub can grow up to 3 meters, if not produced artificial decoration crowns.

All varieties are suitable for growing in the garden and grow well if planting and care have been done correctly.

Landing

Honeysuckle seedlings are easily accepted when planting at any time, while transplanting is acceptable throughout the warm season. Rooting takes place quickly, even if you do not perform special manipulations and simply stick the sprout into the ground.

Planting in the spring is best suited if the seedling has a closed root system. It is enough to transfer it into a prepared hole along with a clod of earth. If the plant has an open root system, then it is best to plant it in the fall. This will allow the plant to better accept and favorably endure the winter.

A week before planting, a recess should be made in the ground with a diameter of 40 cm and about the same size in depth. If you plan to plant several bushes, between them you should retreat from 1.5 to 3 meters, depending on the goals pursued.

A drainage layer is placed at the bottom of the recess, for which fragments of brick or expanded clay are well suited. A small layer of earth is poured over the drainage, on which the seedling is placed and buried.

The planted plant must be watered abundantly. If after the procedure the soil has settled, it must be poured to the previous level.

Care

The shrub does not require special care. All that is required is to water, feed and trim the honeysuckle in a timely manner. At regular care the plant will grow very beautiful. If you do not pay attention to the shrub, it will still grow, but its crown will be less attractive.

In the first year of the plant's life, it must be watered regularly, up to 3 times a week, depending on the temperature regime. All subsequent time, it is enough to carry out 2-3 waterings during the warm season.

Note! AT hot weather, one bush requires at least 10 liters of water.

Irrigation field, it is desirable to loosen the soil to a depth of 20 cm. upper layer soil, sawdust or foliage should be added annually, this will protect the root system from exposure low temperatures, and in the summer it will protect moisture from evaporation.

Shrubs should be fertilized three times during the warm season. In early spring, nitrogenous fertilizers should be introduced into the soil, fertilizing with complex fertilizer before flowering, and wood ash should be mixed into the soil in autumn.

Shrub pruning is done in spring or autumn. This should be done when there is no foliage on the branches, which allows you to have a good look at the state of the branches and determine their length. After shearing, the plant does not get sick and for a long time retains the shape that was betrayed to it.

The plant tolerates long frosts well, even the foliage can withstand temperatures as low as -8 degrees. It is not required to carry out preparatory procedures for wintering. An exception is plants planted in autumn, they should be covered with coniferous branches.

Reproduction of Tatar honeysuckle is carried out in several ways:

• seeds;
• cuttings;
• dividing the bush;
• layering.

Propagation by cuttings is considered the most convenient and in an efficient way. Cuttings are made from strong, healthy branches, by cutting a 10 cm section with a small piece of bark at the end. Excess bark helps the plant to take root better.

Cut branches must be placed in a wet mixture of peat and sand in a ratio of 1: 3 at an angle of 45 degrees. For better formation of the root system, cuttings can be placed in a growth stimulator for a couple of hours, but this is not a prerequisite.

A film is stretched over the cuttings to create optimal level humidity and higher temperature. The root system appears in 14-20 days. During the entire rooting period, the sprouts should be watered as needed and aired periodically.

It is better to plant cuttings in the warm season, this will allow them to better survive the winter. If the sprouts are ready for transplanting only in the fall, it is best to let them winter right in pots, after placing them in a protected place and covering them with spruce branches.

Subject to all the rules of grafting, the plant will begin to bloom in a year, and bear fruit in 1-2 years. The shrub is prone to rapid growth, which allows you to create a living fence in a fairly short time.

The shrub is susceptible to various diseases and pests. Most often, decorative honeysuckle is affected by insects. To save the plant, it is easier to carry out preventive measures than to treat certain pathologies.

Pests affecting the Tatar honeysuckle and leading to its death:

Diseases leading to the death of the plant:

• spotting;
• powdery mildew;
• mosaic.

With bacterial lesions, specialized drugs help well. In the case of viral diseases, only the complete removal of the shrub helps.

Note! When processing shrubs with specialized chemicals instructions must be strictly followed and precautions must be taken. The respiratory tract must be protected with a mask, the skin with clothing, and the eyes with goggles.

Honeysuckle is a beautiful plant suitable for growing in any climate. At proper care, it will decorate the site for many years.