You do want to prune your honeysuckle vine, and not necessarily to stimulate flower growth, but to keep it from becoming a thick, entangled mess, which can limit the flower production because your vine is not able to get the proper sunlight and air flow it needs.
Depending on when your vine flowers, you can prune it immediately after flowering for both shape and to keep it tidy. Thinning stems and branches (and removing dead or diseased portions) will help promote new growth. Most early flowering honeysuckle vine flowers on the previous year’s growth so it is important to prune as soon after flowering as possible to avoid impacting the following year’s flowers.
If your vine eventually gets out of control, you can do a hard prune during the dormant season—just remember that will mean you will not get any flowers in the coming year.
Hi Elaine,
You do want to prune your honeysuckle vine, and not necessarily to stimulate flower growth, but to keep it from becoming a thick, entangled mess, which can limit the flower production because your vine is not able to get the proper sunlight and air flow it needs.
Depending on when your vine flowers, you can prune it immediately after flowering for both shape and to keep it tidy. Thinning stems and branches (and removing dead or diseased portions) will help promote new growth. Most early flowering honeysuckle vine flowers on the previous year’s growth so it is important to prune as soon after flowering as possible to avoid impacting the following year’s flowers.
If your vine eventually gets out of control, you can do a hard prune during the dormant season—just remember that will mean you will not get any flowers in the coming year.