Where should my honeysuckle cuttings go?

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CrabgrassCentrl New Milford, CT Sep 26, 2008

I just bought four Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens ) cuttings, and they're now in a pot of Miracle Grow potting mixture with Root-tone on the stems. I know the honeysuckly is hardy to my zone, but with cuttings I'm trying to root, I don't know whether I should put the pot outside here in Connecticut (Zone 5a) or leave it indoors for the winter. What do y'all think?

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goofybulb Richland, MI(Zone 5b) Sep 30, 2008

Hopefully someone else will jump in as well, as I am a beginner myself. An established plant would have no problem in taking frost and freezing temperatures, but I would suggest that you keep the cuttings inside (at least in the unheated garage) this winter. If you just started the rooting process, it might take some time for them to have their roots. It might be that by the time they're ready, the soil would be frozen already, and they might not make it to spring due to young roots damage.
However, this is not my personal experience, just my opinion.
Let's hope for some backup on this!

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 30, 2008

If Plant Files is correct, you are at the very bottom end of their hardiness range, so I would definitely keep them inside for the winter. Young small plants that don't have well-established roots yet are always going to be more susceptible to damage than larger plants, plus if you have them in a container that tends to subtract about a zone off your hardiness, so I think between those two factors you'd be taking a pretty big risk by leaving them out.

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CrabgrassCentrl New Milford, CT Sep 30, 2008

Goofybulb & ecrane, that makes sense. Into my journal your advice goes!

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