Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera × brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Common Name: Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle
Genus: Lonicera
Species: × brownii
Cultivar: 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Has interesting foliage
| Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 4.00 m (400 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade | Spread: 2.00 m (200 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Deciduous | Flower Colour: Red |
| Foliage Colour: Blue/Green | Flowering Period: July to September |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
- 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.
This honeysuckle has a real wow factor, with long trumpet-shaped vivid scarlet flowers from July to September. Followed in hot summers by small red berries. Although it is unscented the flower colour more than makes up for the lack of fragrance and its handsome blue-green leaves provide valuable all-year round cover for a pergola or boundary wall. An unusual climber for a cottage-style garden.
Similar Plants:
Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
Honeysuckle
Lonicera henryi
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'
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