This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
I bought 2 of these plants in the summer of 2019 for container growing in my south facing garden. They both flowered but one of them developed mildew on the leaves and looks a bit scraggly. I'm hoping they will be established now and produce more flowers this year to look bushier. Not sure if I can recommend this plant yet, we'll see what happens this summer.
Masher
Aberdeenshire
Smells lovely and perfect in a pot on the patio
Lizzie
York
I can sit in its shade and just inhale
Oldie
Wiltshire
This is a lovely small honeysuckle - just right for the patio. It is not a climber. Seems slow growing so may plant out onto a border in a year or two. Flowered profusely all summer and Autumn.
Eljoester
east yorkshire
My first ever compact patio Honeysuckle. Planted in planter on terrace. Made lots of good growth in 1 year. Sufficiently compact for patio. Endless flowers, scent & red berries after. Healthy shoots for 2019. So good, I bought another!!
Lancashire Man
Bolton, Lancashire
Just love this plant. As do the bees,and even a hawk moth,which I had not seen before. Well worth buying.
H.M.
Norfolk
Purchased last year for planting on the foreshore of a marina, plants flowered , survived their first winter and are now established shrubs. Ideall for a difficult site
Stany
Plymouth
I've bought a second one of these, so much did I like the first one! Compact plant, BEAUTIFUL flowers that last plenty of time and continue to produce flowers for quite a while. And the scent!
Ann
Cheltenham
Easy to purchase on-line and competitively priced. Bought two plants last summer and as I live close by, collected from nursery next day. Healthy plants which I re-potted into large pots to stand on the patio where their perfumed flowers could best be appreciated. Flowered well and has survived the recent cold weather and snow with new buds now appearing.
PJR
Farnham
Having struggled with honeysuckles in my garden I loved the idea of a compact plant I could keep in a pot on the patio by the conservatory door. It flowered beautifully for a long time but the scent was a little disappointing. It may simply not have been warm enough last summer. It has survived the winter well, is budding up nicely and I'm hoping for warm sunny evenings and a beautiful perfume by the open door.
Black-eyed Sue
Cornwall
100.0
new gardener
Hello, I tend to remove the earlier flowers after they have fade, but then by mid- to late summer, I leave them on so I have some berries to enjoy too!
Helen
Beu
Yes, I would say that it should feel quite happy in this pot - provided it is kept well fed and watered.
Helen
Llee
It depends on whether or not you want to pot it up in stages or not, but I would aim for a pot that is around 40cm in diameter when the plant matures.
Helen
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