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honeysuckle 'Donald Waterer' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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honeysuckle 'Donald Waterer'

Lonicera etrusca 'Donald Waterer'

Fragrant

Genus: Lonicera
Family: Caprifoliaceae

About this plant

A vigorous deciduous or semi-evergreen woody, twining climber about 4m tall, with reddish stems, grey-green downy foliage and clusters of fragrant, tubular red flowers with white throats, the flowers aging to orange yellow, and followed by bright orange berries

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous, Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow this climbing honeysuckle in full sun, and thrives in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil. See Honeysuckle (Climbing) cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 11 after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by layering, softwood cuttings, semi-ripe cuttings, leaf-bud cuttings and hardwood cuttings

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 CoverLow Maintenance

Planting Places

PrairieWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years