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Lonicera acuminata | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Lonicera acuminata

Lonicera acuminata

Genus: Lonicera
Family: Caprifoliaceae

About this plant

A vigorous, evergreen, twining climber about 5m tall, with narrow, dark green leaves to 13cm long and tubular, two-lipped, yellowish-white flowers flushed pink, produced in pairs or panicles, in early to midsummer, followed by blue-black berries

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Climbing honeysuckle grows best in partial shade but tolerates full sun, and thrives in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil. See honeysuckle (climbing) cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 11 in spring. Renovate in late winter or early spring by cutting back all stems to within 60cm of the base

Propagation

Propagate by layering or by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

May be susceptible to honeysuckle aphids, Thrips and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews, leaf spot (fungal) and silver leaf

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

PrairieBordersWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years