Post by kedigato on Jan 27, 2008 11:13:35 GMT
Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
Type: semi-evergreen shrub
Zone: 5,6,7,8
Resists drought: Yes
Bloom color: creamy white, very fragrant
Bloom time: late winter or early spring
Height: 8 to 10 feet
Soil: well drained soil
Light: Full to partial shade
Good bedfellows:
• Daffodils
• Arum Of Italy
Winter honeysuckle
is a fast growing, upright shrub which produces tiny white blooms in the late winter or early spring. After the fragrent blooms have faded, small red berries appear. In summer this shrub sits quietly, providing a green backdrop to other more floriferous plants.
Planting tips
Cold hardy to zone 5, plant winter honeysuckle in full sun to partial shade.
Suggestions
The idea that everything can be improved upon is an exhausting thought but seems to dominate much of modern thinking. I suppose that this is one reason I am drawn to the winter honeysuckle. It is old-fashioned, unimproved, and basic. How refreshing! Of course this says nothing about its incredible fragrance that fills the garden as early as January!
The honeybees love the nectar from its white flowers and on warm winter days it always gives me a smile to see them visiting the honeysuckle in my garden.
Taken from the P. Allen Smith Newsletter
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This seems to be a good addition to most any garden and is easy to grow as well. I've made a note to look for it here.
Lonicera fragrantissima
Type: semi-evergreen shrub
Zone: 5,6,7,8
Resists drought: Yes
Bloom color: creamy white, very fragrant
Bloom time: late winter or early spring
Height: 8 to 10 feet
Soil: well drained soil
Light: Full to partial shade
Good bedfellows:
• Daffodils
• Arum Of Italy
Winter honeysuckle
is a fast growing, upright shrub which produces tiny white blooms in the late winter or early spring. After the fragrent blooms have faded, small red berries appear. In summer this shrub sits quietly, providing a green backdrop to other more floriferous plants.
Planting tips
Cold hardy to zone 5, plant winter honeysuckle in full sun to partial shade.
Suggestions
The idea that everything can be improved upon is an exhausting thought but seems to dominate much of modern thinking. I suppose that this is one reason I am drawn to the winter honeysuckle. It is old-fashioned, unimproved, and basic. How refreshing! Of course this says nothing about its incredible fragrance that fills the garden as early as January!
The honeybees love the nectar from its white flowers and on warm winter days it always gives me a smile to see them visiting the honeysuckle in my garden.
Taken from the P. Allen Smith Newsletter
* * * * * * * * * * *
This seems to be a good addition to most any garden and is easy to grow as well. I've made a note to look for it here.
