Lonicera x americana
American honeysuckle
Also known as Lonicera grata
- Height × spread
- 7m × 4m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This lovely vigorous honeysuckle can reach a height of 9m (30ft), so it is no mean climber. The flowers are beautifully coloured, creamy-yellow and lilac-purple and are sweetly, spicily fragrant. It takes a while to settle down and then flowers with great freedom, from July through to the autumn. There are pointed oval leaves, some of these clasp each other round the stem.
- Flower colour
- Purple, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, spicy-musk
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 7m
- Spread
- 4m
- Height in 10 years
- 4m
- Spread in 10 years
- 3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil, Well drained soil, Dry and shady soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction
- Walls
- North, East, West facing
- Deer
- Some danger of damage by deer
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- 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.
Summer
Summer · Planting
Prune after flowering
Remove any dead or damaged branches, or any growth that looks very untidy. Trim the plant back if necessary to keep it within bounds.
Found in
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