Lonicera × brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
scarlet trumpet honeysuckle
- 3 litre pot | 60cm cane
- £27.99
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This honeysuckle has a real wow factor, with long, trumpet-shaped, vivid scarlet flowers from July to September, followed in hot summers by small red berries. Although it is unscented (or with just a faint hint of perfume), the flower colour more than makes up for the lack of fragrance, and its handsome, semi-evergreen (or deciduous in colder winters) blue-green leaves provide valuable cover for a pergola or boundary wall. An unusual climber for a cottage-style garden.
Garden care: Cut back established plants after flowering, removing a third of the flowering shoots. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant in early spring.
- Humans/Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten
Goes well with
Clematis Rebecca ('Evipo016') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
£22.99
In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
