Sweet Scented Honeysuckle
One of the easiest, quickest, most fragrant climbing garden plants you can grow! They’re vigorous – reaching up to a good 20ft and thorn-less, so they’re easy to train on walls and trellis. Indulge yourself with this connoisseurs collection of honeysuckles, guaranteeing a fabulous display of bright, unique flowers all summer long.
Perfect around the garden; for covering fences, tree stumps, sheds or obelisks with ease.
Collection comprises 6 young plants – 2 each of (clockwise from left): L. x tellmanniana,L. japonica Halliana and L. periclymenum Serotina.
Varieties discriptions of sweet scented honeysuckles
Lonicera tellmanniana
Copper orange/yellow flowers with dark green leaves. Can be grown in a shady spot in the garden. Flowers from late-Spring onwards. Fully hardy.
Lonicera japonica – Halliana
Japonese Honeysuckle. Will thrive in full-sun or partial shade. Flowers from April to August. Dark ever-green glossy tapered leaves. Pale yellow flowers.
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Dutch Honeysuckle – a classic cottage garden variety. Will thrive in full-sun or partial shade. Flowers from late Summer till early Autumn. White flowers with red/purple streaks followed by bright red, translucent inedible berries.
You can buy Sweet Scented Honeysuckle plants from Thompson and Morgans. A real bargain!