Lonicera

Lonicera Mix – Honeysuckle (2 Litre Pot, Approx. 65 cm)

Plant Highlights: Mixed selection of fragrant honeysuckles • Vigorous climbing habit • Long summer flowering season • Attractive to bees and butterflies • Excellent for walls, fences and pergolas

Overview

Lonicera Mix is a selection of climbing honeysuckles grown for their beautifully scented flowers and vigorous growth. Supplied as a mixed assortment, the exact variety and flower colour will vary, but each plant shares the classic twining habit and long flowering season that make honeysuckles a favourite for Irish gardens.

Ideal for clothing walls, fences, arches and pergolas, these climbers provide seasonal colour and fragrance while weaving naturally through supports. Many varieties also develop ornamental berries after flowering, adding further seasonal interest where pollination occurs.

Plant Details

Growing Guide

Plant in fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil with support for the stems to twine around. Honeysuckles perform best with their roots kept cool and shaded while the upper growth reaches into the sun or light shade.

Water regularly during the establishment period and during prolonged dry spells. Apply a mulch in spring to help retain soil moisture and encourage healthy growth.

Wildlife

The fragrant flowers attract bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects throughout the flowering season. Where berries are produced, they provide an additional food source for birds later in the year.

Pruning

Pruning requirements vary slightly between varieties, but all benefit from removing dead, damaged or overcrowded stems. Light trimming after flowering helps maintain a tidy shape and encourages healthy new growth.

Why We Love It

Few climbers combine fragrance, colour and wildlife value as well as honeysuckles. A mixed selection offers the excitement of different flower colours while delivering the same dependable climbing habit and beautifully scented summer display.

Product Information

• Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
• Approximate supplied height: 65 cm.
• Mixed selection of climbing Lonicera varieties.
• Suitable for walls, fences, arches and pergolas.
• Best grown in full sun or partial shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil.

Good to Know: This is supplied as a mixed assortment, so the exact variety, flower colour and any berry production will vary. The 2 litre pot size and 65 cm height describe the plant at the time of sale and not its mature size.