Himalayan honeysuckle hard cut back now (Sep)?

duffykatie

Hi all, 
When I read about cutting this back it says in Spring, what would happen if i were to do it now (Sep-Nov)? Its swamping other plants I will be cutting back in Nov.
Thanks all

Fairygirl

Nothing much is the short answer. 
You certainly won't kill it, but it will just affect flowering times etc for a while. 

duffykatie

Brill thanks FairyGirl

hatty123

I read last year that you cut them back in autumn so I did that to mine, down to about 2ft. But it struggled to get going this year, no sign of life until mid-May, maybe because of how cold it was? It's only reach 4ft this year, half the height it was last year and very few flowers. Disappointing ☹️ so won't be cutting this year and I think in future I'll probably give it more of a "trim" to keep it under control

NewBoy2

Keep cutting it back but at some stage the branches will become bigger and thicker almost like bamboo.

I took mine out as it was not attracting bees or birds as they do in The Himalayas

duffykatie

Thanks newboy2 the bees loved the flowers on mine (inherited when bought the house) I just wasn’t cut back last year so it’s pretty big.  The branches are like bamboo!

Ergates

I’ve got a big patch of it on the top of a slope and blocking the path at the top. Every year, I pull as much of it out by the roots as I can. Every spring it’s back in force!