Plant Name

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Lonicera nitida from Caprifoliaceae Family

Common Name

Honeysuckle

Soil

Clay. Deep Sand or Chalk soil enriched with compost or manure mulch each year.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun. Less prone to aphids in Part Shade.

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Evergreen Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

11 x 10

Foliage

Broadly ovate glossy dark green above, lighter beneath.

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

Creamy-White in April-May followed by glossy, blue-purple berries

Comment

Rounded to broadly spreading form. Pruning Group 2. Trim hedges twice during the summer. It should be kept closely trimmed, especially in its younger stages.

This and other cultivars are available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , Hedges Direct and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.