- Propagation of sinkers: The simplest method for honeysuckle
- Sowing is worthwhile for the patient
- Propagation of cuttings: Summer is the best time
- tips and tricks
Whether it's with its slender, twining shoots, its irresistibly fragrant flowers or its bright coral red berries - the honeysuckle knows how to build a fan base… If you can't get enough of it, you have the opportunity to multiply it.
The honeysuckle can be propagated, for example, by cuttings
Propagation of sinkers: The simplest method for honeysuckle
The easiest way is probably the propagation over sinkers. Here you don't have to worry too much about the offspring. How to use this method:
- bend soft shoot to the ground
- Score lightly with a knife (where the roots should form)
- weigh down with a stone
- Cover with soil so that the shoot tip sticks out
- moisten soil
The best time for this propagation method is between March and May. By autumn at the latest, new roots will have formed and the shoot can be separated from the mother plant. Then the new plant is placed in its intended location.
Sowing is worthwhile for the patient
If you don't want to forcibly multiply the honeysuckle by type, you can harvest the seeds and sow them. The seeds can be sown in potting soil immediately after ripening between September and October. It is best to breed them at home.
The seeds are lightly covered with soil and kept moist. The average germination time at a temperature between 18 and 20 °C is 4 weeks. After growth and when the seedlings have at least 4 leaves, they can be planted out in a sheltered spot.
Propagation of cuttings: Summer is the best time
This is to be noted:
- between June and August is the best time
- choose well mature but unwoody shoots (no diseased shoots!)
- Cut 10 to 15 cm long head or partial cuttings (e.g. when thinning out the honeysuckle)
The bottom leaves are removed, leaving only 2 to 3 leaves on the cutting. Then the cutting is placed in potting soil and the soil is moistened. Rooting is fastest at a temperature between 20 and 25 °C.
tips and tricks
Caution: Those who want to sow the seeds should not store them at home where children and pets can easily access them. The seeds are highly toxic!