Lonicera 'Celestial'
Honeysuckle hybrid
- Height × spread
- 3m × 2m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, tolerates part shade
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
Showy flowers that have a long tapering tube and joyously flared lips. These are coloured a tangy light red-orange while the lower portion of the tube is a yellowed-cream. It has broad blue-green leaves, the upper ones, beneath the flowers, being perfoliate (clasping the stem). These carry a good fragrance with flowers in summer that often go into early autumn.
- Flower colour
- Cream, Orange, Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 3m
- Spread
- 2m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction
- Walls
- East, South, West facing
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn - early · Planting
Prune after flowering
Remove any dead or damaged branches or any growth that looks very untidy. Cut back to strong younger shoots. Trim plant the back as necessary to keep it within bounds.
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.
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