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LONICERA fragrantissima
Commonly known as Winter honeysuckle
SHRUBBY HONEYSUCKLES
Partially evergreen with sweetly fragrant cream coloured semi-double flowers
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - or semi-evergreen. Paired, oval leaves to 7cm (3in) long, dark-green above, blue-green beneath. Bristly margins when young.
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Semi-evergreen - Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
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Cream -
Height - 2m (6½ft) -
Spread - 3m (10ft)
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - bushy, spreading shrub. Tubular 2-lipped flowers, 1cm (½in) long, are produced in pairs from the leaf axils. Berries are dull red.
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Against a wall
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Full sun -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Berries - These plants have berries.
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Good to know - introduced into UK by Robert Fortune, Scottish plant hunter, 1845. Grow against a wall for better flower production. Good for early insects -
Pests & Diseases - aphids. -
Place of origin - China. -
Flower Shape - Semi-double - Two rows of petals with conspicuous stamens
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Tubular
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Pruning group - Pruning group 2
Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
When: Annually, after flowering.
RHS groups 2 & 3 -
Scented Plants - Scented flowers - - very fragrant.
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Seasonal Interest - Spring -
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Winter
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil -
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Wildlife - Bee friendly - -
Rabbit Resistant
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Lonicera (Shrubby) - Care Guide
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2m (6½ft)
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
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2ply sisal garden twine - 250 grams
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Natural garden twine, 500 grams, 350 metres.
Ideal in the garden or the home.
Only £5.00
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