Lonicera tragophylla
honeysuckle
- 3 litre pot | 60cm cane
- £29.99
- available to order from late spring
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- Standard £5.95
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: April to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Large fiery orange to yellow flowers nearly 10cm long are held in terminal clusters. Flowering in mid-summer, this highly unusual, award-winning honeysuckle grows well in shade and is well worth growing for its blooms alone, although sadly, this one is not fragrant. Discovered by Irish plantsman Augustine Henry in western China, it was introduced by the famous plant hunter Ernest Wilson around 1900. - Garden care: Newly planted honeysuckles should be cut back by up to two thirds in their first year in early spring. The resulting new growth can then be tied onto a frame, and nipped back when it reaches the desired height. In subsequent years (again in early spring), thin out congested stems, and prune lanky stems back to healthy buds. Every few years, you may want to renovate your plant, and you can do this by cutting it back to around 60cm above the ground. The subsequent mass of growth will need to be thinned and tied on as before. After pruning, apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant.
- Humans/Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten
