Calling all plant nerds!

[Daesie11]

I recently purchased a honeysuckle. I dont know anything about honeysuckle.
Are the flowers supposed to die really soon after blooming? Mine has a ton of blooms but they always die really soon after blooming. I always have some pearly white flowers and some stupid yellow dead flowers. I have it in a large self watering pot which always has water in it, and I even threw in some hornworm poop for fertilizer. My cousin bought one at the same time as I did and she is having the same exa t experience. Normal? Am I doing something wrong? Please send help.

 

[jamest0o0]

That's normal for many flowers, honeysuckle grows here in PA and will cover trees and bushes to the point some die. The flowers come and go every year. They smell really nice though.

 

[Beman]

Normal...

 

[Daesie11]

Ok thanks! The bloom to death cycle was just so fast I wasnt sure what to make of it. And yes it smells so good that's why I bought it hahaha. Cover up the stench of all my animals and my bf

 

[Zevil]

I love drinking honeysuckle tea.

 

[Daesie11]

I love drinking honeysuckle tea.

Do you steep your own from your own fresh honeysuckle because if so I need a recipe immediately.

 

[Zevil]

Do you steep your own from your own fresh honeysuckle because if so I need a recipe immediately.

Unfortunately no. I bought from stores lol.

 

[JoXie411]

This should have been labeled “hey grandma James what’s wrong with my plant” thread

 

[jamest0o0]

This should have been labeled “hey grandma James what’s wrong with my plant” thread

My professional diagnosis is that the plant needs more wasps

 

[Daesie11]

My professional diagnosis is that the plant needs more wasps

Wow, do you know anyone with some wasps to share by chance?

 

[JoXie411]

My professional diagnosis is that the plant needs more wasps

Wow, do you know anyone with some wasps to share by chance?

How rude

 

[jamest0o0]

Wow, do you know anyone with some wasps to share by chance?

Some one that used to be on this forums always had wasps, can't remember their name though, very forgettable person

 

[jamest0o0]

How rude

Oh there you are jar jar

 

[JoXie411]

Oh there you are jar jar

You might be winning today up I will get you back

 

[krikinit]

My professional diagnosis is that the plant needs more wasps