Honeysuckle ripoff?

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indigophinux Knoxville, TN(Zone 7a) May 14, 2005

I recently purchased some honeysuckle cuttings and when they arrived at my home they looked like dried out twigs with leaves that were dead and just as dried out. They had a barely damp paper towel wrapped around the bottom of the twigs with a few black spots indicating mold was beginning to grow. Is this a normal way to send/propogate honeysuckle?

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snipper erie, PA(Zone 5a) May 15, 2005

I too recently received some honeysucklel vines that I ordered from Forestfarms and they were packed in paper tubes filled with soil and have 18-20 inch long branches with green leaves. However, you could have ordered bareroot plants and they are shipped looking dead. But even these are generally packaged with some type of soil medium around the roots to keep them alive while being shipped. If they are bareroot, soak them in water for 8-12 hours and then plant and hope for the best. Who did you order from and did you check with the Garden Watchdog to see others experiances with that company? You also might want to contact this company to see if they had any problems with delayed shipping or if they have some suggestions as to what you should do with their twigs. Good luck, Indi. Gil.

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Vashur Wichita, KS(Zone 6b) May 15, 2005

Honeysuckle was on sale at Bluestone Perenials and I bought 2 of them for 4 dollars each. I received them last week and was quite pleased. They were in 4 inch pots and 8 to 10 inches long with several branches.

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Karrie20x Spokane, WA(Zone 5b) May 15, 2005

I took some honeysuckle cuttings from a neighbor's vine and put them in plain ole' water in a window. They took awhile but eventually rooted. This is the vine's 3rd year. It looks like it is finally going to bloom.

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indigophinux Knoxville, TN(Zone 7a) May 18, 2005

Thanks.....I will try and keep my fingers crossed!

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