#winterfloweringhoneysuckle

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 10 February 2022

This Lonicera elisae (Elisa's honeysuckle, winter flowering honeysuckle) has been trained against a fence with the flowers produced on last years twiggy growth. The fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers are cream, flushed with pink, and appear from mid-winter to early spring and are followed by red berries. The emerging spring foliage is dark purple, turning green in the summer.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 14 March 2021

There are a number of winter flowering shrubs including Lonicera elisae (Elisa's honeysuckle, shrub honeysuckle). This twiggy, upright, deciduous shrub can be a free standing plant or if space is short it can be trained against a fence or wall. The delicate hanging, trumpet-shaped flowers are cream, flushed with pink, and appear from mid-winter to early spring, followed by red berries. The spring foliage is purple and turns green in summer.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 15 March 2021

A number of the shrubby honeysuckles flower from winter into early spring including Lonicera setifera. This deciduous shrub reaches 3m in height and haswhite, tubular flowers tinged with pink. The specific name setifera relates to the hairs on the leaves and flowers.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 9 January 2021

Though Lonicera standishii var. lancifolia 'Budapest' (winter flowering honeysuckle, lance-flowered Standish's honeysuckle) forms a reasonably large shrub it is ideally placed near a path so passers by can appreciate the fragrant flowers. The sweetly-scented pink-cream flowers appear on bare stems in winter and early spring.

Jill Raggett