Lonicera japonica var. repens
Japanese honeysuckle
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: April to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Fantastically fragrant, tubular, red-purple flushed white flowers appear from April to August, fading to yellow. In hot summers the flowers are followed by purple-black berries. This long-flowering Japanese honeysuckle is vigorous and easy to grow. The pretty, purple-tinted foliage provides all-round cover for a pergola, arch or boundary wall. - Garden care: Cut back established plants after flowering, removing a third of the flowering shoots. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant in early spring.