Poorly Honeysuckle.

[peachybabe]

About 2 months ago I planted a honeysuckle at one end of a trellis and a jasmine at the other. The jasmine has taken off really well and already has a few flowers on it. The honeysuckle has grown too, but has few leaves and they are mostly pale and sickly looking. Both are in large pots against a south facing fence.

Anyone got any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?

[Chipchopper]

The way I see it, is that honeysuckle are essentially woodland plants that usually prefers to grow along woodland edges and along hedgerows.
So, it can be a fine balancing act between too much sun or not enough.

If you can provide some shade for part of the day, this may help.
Also some mulch of bark chip or leaf mould, around the base of the plants, might mimic the conditions that are found in the wild.
Keeping the compost evenly moist and not allowing the pots to dry out completely, is another good tip.
Good luck.

[atalanta]

I don't think honeysuckle likes being in a pot. Mine is planted in the soil in a gap on the patio, and climbs up the back of the house in full sun. I have had to protect the bark against cats, who like to sharpen their claws on it if they can. Right now, it is plastered in clusters of blossoms, each cluster the size of my fist. If I sit under it in the evening, the air is so sweet with its perfume, it's as if someone is trying to stuff caramels up my nose. I don't feed it, and seldom water it.