species
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lonicera japonica belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae, also known as Japanese honeysuckle, introduced to the UK. It reaches 9 m tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to August and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 9 m tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, 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
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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