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Lonicera × heckrottii 'American Beauty' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Lonicera × heckrottii 'American Beauty'

Lonicera × heckrottii 'American Beauty'

Fragrant

Genus: Lonicera
Family: Caprifoliaceae

About this plant

Deciduous or semi-evergreen free-flowering climber about 5m tall, with paired, oval, dark green leaves becoming blue-green in autumn. Short racemes of fragrant, tubular, 2-lipped flowers are a strong, bright yellow, flushed purple, produced in whorled clusters at the ends of the stems in summer, red berries may follow

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous, Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Climbing honeysuckles grow 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 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 Cover

Planting Places

PrairieBordersWall Trained

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years