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Honeysuckle
Lonicera xitalica Harlequin
Fabulously fragrant, tubular, pale pink-purple flowers with cream tips that are great for attracting wildlife to the garden. This is an attractive, deciduous climber with irregular, serrated, pale green leaves that are flushed with pink and have bold, creamy-yellow margins. Vigorous and self-vining, it’s easy to grow and makes a perfect climber for growing up a wall, arch, pergola or trellis. It’s also suitable for using as a groundcover plant and helps to attract wildlife including hummingbirds to the garden. The foliage provides a perfect backdrop to the spectacular flowers before taking on brilliant shades of orange, red and yellow in the autumn.
Position:
Prefers partial shade
Soil:
A moist, yet well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil
Rate of Growth:
Average to fast
Flowering Period:
June to August
Flower Colour:
Rose-purple
Other Features:
In hot climates, bright red berries appear after the flowers
Hardiness:
Fully hardy: stands a temperature down to -15°C
Garden Care:
Established plants should be cut back after flowering, removing a third of the flowering shoots. A mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure may also be applied around the base of the plant in early spring to encourage new growth to develop during the summer.
Eventual Height: 7m
Eventual Spread:
1m
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2 litre pot |
60-80cm |
£6.99 |
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