Lonicera Brownii Dropmore Scarlet – scarlet trumpet honeysuckle

£15.99

Out of stock

SKU: 25000000000002193 Category:

Description


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 (or with just a faint hint of perfume), the flower colour more than makes up for the lack of fragrance, and its handsome, semi-evergreen (or deciduous in colder winters) blue-green leaves provide valuable cover for a pergola or boundary wall. An unusual climber for a cottage-style garden.


Supplied in a 17cm growers pot


Position: Full Sun


Rate of Growth: Average


Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil


Hardiness: Fully hardy


How to care for Lonicera × brownii Dropmore Scarlet:


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.