Holboellia latifolia
Broad leaved holboellia
Also known as Stauntonia latifolia
- Height × spread
- 4m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This is a handsome and unusual climbing shrub. The flowers are carried in clusters that dangle from long slender stems. There are male and female flowers. The small individual flowers are long and oval, coloured pinky purple if female and held on fine red stems. The male forms are greenish. The flowers are fragrant. The fruits are edible but are unlikely to be produced in cultivation. If they are produced you will find fruits that are like small sausages and coloured reddish purple. This has very ordered oblong leaves with curved sides. They are held in groups from three to seven, each leaf being held on a reddish stem. This is quite a tender form and for the warmest, most sheltered positions. It is certainly not hardy over much of the country.
- Flower colour
- Green, Pink, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Purple
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 4m
- Spread
- 3m
- Height in 10 years
- 3m
- Spread in 10 years
- 2m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Winter
Winter - late · Planting
Prune to maintain the plant
Remove and dead or damaged branches or any growth that looks very untidy. Trim the plant back if necessary to keep it within bounds.