Lonicera fragrantissima - Winter Honeysuckle

Winter Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

  • Small white fragrant flowers appear just before the leaves
  • Red berries are hidden under the foliage in the spring
  • Blue-green leaves partially persist into the winter
  • Bark exfoliates for greater winter interest
  • Upright, rounded, vase-shaped
  • Bloom Time: March to April

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
175-200 cm

SPREAD:
175-200 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


This plant will tolerate many types of soils, rocky or dry, but not moist, low areas. It grows best in full sun and will tolerate some light shade.  

Additional Notes about Winter Honeysuckle:


Potential invasive species.

Grow Me Instead recommends the native Bush Honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera, as a possible alternative. Editor recommends Viburnum lentago or Aronia melanocarpa.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Xeriscape
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Blue
Green (dark)