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HONEYSUCKLE
(Lonicera fragrantissima)
ОглавлениеThe winter-flowering honeysuckle is not native to Britain (unlike the wild honeysuckle or woodbine, L. periclymenum) but it is well worth growing for its fragrant flowers and foliage cover.
| type | Partly evergreen climbing shrub |
| flowers | Creamy white, early winter to early spring |
| height | 1.8m (6ft) |
| planting | Plant in mid- to late spring, against walls, fences or trellis, or in containers |
| site | Sun or light shade — ideally the roots should be in shade and the top in sun |
| soil | Any well-drained soil |
| care | Mulch around the plant with leaf mould or compost in spring. Regular pruning is not necessary, but straggly or overgrown plants should have old wood removed after flowering |
| propagation related species wildlife value | Stem cuttings in mid- to late summer L. standishii is similar but grows to a more compact 1.2m (4ft) The foliage may provide cover for birds and the flowers are welcoming to insects when the rest of the garden is bare |
