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Lonicera x brownii Dropmore Scarlet

Lonicera x brownii Dropmore Scarlet
Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, Brown's Honeysuckle

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Not a very leafy plant upon receipt in a 1.5l pot, with leaves slightly curled in on themselves. Planted in the ground at the end of freezing temperatures. It should take!

Corentin, 06/03/2023

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This vigorous climbing honeysuckle, deciduous to semi-evergreen, offers a brilliantly coloured flowering of orange-red, devoid of fragrance. Its tubular flowers gathered in clusters bloom in June-July and again in September-October. It is a very hardy plant (-20 °C), easy to grow in partial shade or in the sun, in any rich soil, even limestone, loose and not too dry.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
3.50 m
Spread at maturity
2.50 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to October
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Description

This climbing honeysuckle or Lonicera (x) brownii Dropmore Scarlet is a famous hybrid variety appreciated for its vigorous growth and perpetual summer flowering, in tight clusters of slender tubular flowers in a scarlet orange-red colour, which stands out beautifully against its blue-green foliage. The almost absence of fragrance in the flowers is largely compensated by their warm and invigorating hue! Perfect colours to brighten up the semi-shade where this climbing plant particularly thrives.

The Brown Dropmore Scarlet honeysuckle belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family. It is a Canadian horticultural creation dating back to before 1950, credited to F.L. Skinner. It is a woody and climbing plant, with voluble stems that twine around any available support. Its growth is quite fast, reaching about 3.50m (11ft) in length or height and 2.50m (8ft) in width, sometimes more depending on the growing conditions. Its foliage will persist during mild winters, but it will be deciduous in colder regions. It consists of elliptical, slightly leathery leaves, measuring 4 to 5cm (2in) in length, with a blue-green colour, arranged in an opposite manner on the stems. Flowering occurs in two distinct waves; it is abundant in June-July, then reappears in September-October. It takes the form of clusters composed of numerous tubular flowers with 5 lobes, measuring 3 to 5cm (1 to 2in) in length, from which long stamens and a very elongated pistil emerge. Their colour ranges from scarlet red to bright orange, with a yellowish interior. They are primarily pollinated by night-flying moths. The flowers are followed by small green berries, then red berries, turning black-blue when ripe, sought after by birds but toxic to humans.

The Dropmore Scarlet honeysuckle looks superb trained on a trellis or wooden fence, combined with a climbing rose with white or light yellow flowers on a pergola, or planted behind trimmed boxwood hedges. It also fits perfectly in a slightly wild hedge, with easy-to-maintain shrubs such as bush honeysuckles, botanical roses (Rosa moyesii, R. complicata, R. hugonis), or viburnums (snowball, wayfaring tree). It is also possible to train it as a large bush, by regular pruning in late winter.

 

Plant habit

Height at maturity 3.50 m
Spread at maturity 2.50 m
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour red
Flowering time June to July, September to October
Flower size 4 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Lonicera

Species

x brownii

Cultivar

Dropmore Scarlet

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Other common names

Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, Brown's Honeysuckle

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference7715392

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Planting and care

Honeysuckles thrive in any good deep, loose garden soil, generally low in surface lime, and in gently sunny exposure. The Dropmore Scarlet hybrid tolerates the presence of lime in the soil. Practice annual pruning to keep the plant clean. However, it is possible to severely cut back an older subject to completely renew its structure. This restoration can be done over one or two years. Honeysuckles are hardy climbing plants ideal for quickly dressing a wall or arbor. Provide them with support, they will cling on their own. We love them for their long flowering period and wonderful fragrance. Our advice: plant them near your terrace to fully enjoy their intoxicating scent, which intensifies in the morning and evening. Their enemies are aphids, which can be eliminated with pyrethrin, as well as powdery mildew. To reduce the risk of disease, it is useful to properly ventilate the branches of the honeysuckle and place it in an open location. Preventive or curative treatments with Bordeaux mixture are effective.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to October
Type of support Arbour, Pergola, Tree

Intended location

Suitable for Woodland edge
Type of use Climbing
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral, Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, loose

Care

Pruning instructions Practice a cleaning pruning every year at the end of winter. However, it is possible to severely cut back an older subject to completely renew its structure. This restoration will be done over one or two years.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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