species
Lonicera caerulea
Honeyberry · Blue honeysuckle
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lonicera caerulea belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae, also known as Honeyberry or Blue honeysuckle, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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