Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

early Dutch honeysuckle

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: May and June
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Masses of fabulously fragrant, tubular, white flowers that turn deep yellow, and are streaked red outside, smother this honeysuckle in late spring. In hot summers, the flowers may be followed by small, bright red fruits. Deciduous and earlier flowering than many other varieties, this one will quickly cover a boundary wall or fence in full sun or partial shade. Its loose, spreading habit makes it a perfect choice for a cottage or wildlife garden.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 7m
  • Eventual Spread: 1m
  Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica' - early Dutch honeysuckle Yellow flowers, streaked with red. Early flowering