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Lonicera x heckrottii

Lonicera x heckrottii
Golden Trumpet Honeysuckle, Pink Lemonade Honeysuckle, Everblooming Honeysuckle

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An excellent climbing Honeysuckle, with bluish-green, semi-evergreen foliage, reaching about 4m (13ft), very floriferous in summer, pleasantly scented, whose flowers of a pinkish red open to a yellow-cream throat. After pollination, small red fruits are formed, sought after by some birds. Fast-growing, perfectly adapted to the cold, it will thrive in an ordinary, but well-drained soil, in partial shade, fairly rich in humus, with the base in the shade. A very pretty way to dress up a somewhat sad fence or even a terrace.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
4 m
Spread at maturity
2 m
Exposure
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 April, September to November
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Description

Lonicera x heckrotii is a particularly floriferous, well-coloured, and fragrant hybrid Honeysuckle, vigorous but with moderate dimensions, which allows it to be integrated into a small-sized garden or grown in a large pot on the terrace. It is seductive with its strongly scented and spicy summer flowering. Its flowers, very numerous, mix tones of pink, red, yellow, and cream, and succeed each other during a very long period, on a beautiful green-blue foliage that persists more or less in winter depending on the climate. This variety is also very ornamental when grown as a bush, in a hedge, or in a country flowerbed.

Lonicera x heckrotii is a horticultural hybrid resulting from the cross-breeding of L. sempervirens and L. americana (L. caprifolium × L. etrusca) carried out in the U.S.A before 1900. It is sometimes assimilated to the cultivars 'American Beauty' and 'Gold Flame', to which it bears a strong resemblance. All these plants belong to the Caprifoliaceae family. It is a deciduous to evergreen variety, with a bushy to climbing habit depending on the severity of the winter. The mature plant will reach approximately 4m (13ft) in height and 2.50m (8ft) in width. The flowering, particularly generous from June-July to September, takes place at the end of the young shoots, throughout the growth period. The tubular flowers, 4cm (2in) long, of a deep carmine red, open onto two lips of a very bright yellow, exhaling a powerful fragrance. Over time, they turn pink with a cream throat. They are gathered in dense whorls in the axils of the leaves. After pollination by bees and certain nocturnal butterflies, they produce small red berries that are toxic to humans but sought after by some birds. The young voluble branches are more or less reddish, adding a touch of colour to this lovely honeysuckle. The foliage consists of ovate leaves, 5cm (2in) long, taking on a pretty green-blue hue when ripe.

Lonicera x heckrotii can be trained to climb on a trellis, wire mesh, or espalier, especially on a pergola located on a patio, a terrace, or near the house where its fragrant flowering will be greatly appreciated. Alternatively, according to one's desires and tastes, it can be placed on a fence or above a stone wall where it will gracefully cascade. When grown as a bush, it will enhance a flowerbed near the house or the foreground of a flowering hedge, the edge of a grove... There is no shortage of ideas for associations with clematis plants: for example, it can be paired with small clematis plants like Clematis patens 'Shin-Shigyoku', 'Prince Charles', winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), perennial peas (Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'), a small climbing rose 'Laguna', bright pink...

 

 

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Plant habit

Height at maturity 4 m
Spread at maturity 2 m
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured
Flowering time June to September
Inflorescence Cyme
Flower size 4 cm
Fragrance Fragrant, Floral and spicy fragrance.
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Fruit colour red

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Lonicera

Species

x heckrottii

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Other common names

Golden Trumpet Honeysuckle, Pink Lemonade Honeysuckle, Everblooming Honeysuckle

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference19084

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Planting and care

Honeysuckles thrive in any good loose garden soil, which is slightly or not at all calcareous on the surface, rich in humus, with the base shaded and the head in the sun. Practice a pruning each year for cleaning. However, it is possible to severely cut back an old subject to completely renew its structure. This restoration should 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 it near your terrace to fully enjoy its intoxicating fragrance, which intensifies in the morning and evening. Their enemies are aphids, which can be eliminated with pyrethrin, as well as powdery mildew. To limit 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 April, September to November
Type of support Arch, Pergola, Trellis

Intended location

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

Care

Pruning instructions Practice an annual pruning to clean up the plant. However, it is possible to severely cut back an older subject in order to completely renew its structure. This restoration should be done over one or two years.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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