species
Lonicera nitida
Box-leaved honeysuckle
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lonicera nitida belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae, also known as Box-leaved honeysuckle, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 80 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, part shade or shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers in April and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 80 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- 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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