Lonicera henryi Henry's honeysuckle
size/type
vine,vine
usual height
4-8m
usual width
0,5-1m
leaves
evergreen broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
less showy but noticeable
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-July
location
full to partial sun
soil type
acidic (peaty)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Henry’s honeysuckle is a vigorous, evergreen climber of Chinese origin. It was not believed to be hardy enough for Central European climate, yet trials proved the opposite so apart from ivies we get another evergreen climber of different leaf shape. Henry's honeysuckle is cultivated mainly for its large, lance-shaped, mid green leaves that are reliable evergreen and have burgundy red shades as they emerge, and in winter. They are only slightly glossy in dry weather and get very glossy when wet. Flowers are not as showy as on other flowering honeysuckles. They are 2-lipped, pale red with yellow throat, and come out in early summer. They are followed by black berries. Being a botanical species, not a selected variety, individual plants may vary in flower colour - some might be orange, some even golden yellow, i.e., not all plants develop red shades in their flowers.
It needs humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. This honeysuckle will vine around provided support and if it fails to find any, its branches will grow one on top of another forming an irregular shrub. When choosing its future support bear in mind that it gets very heavy when mature. Prune it after flowering if you are looking for a smaller, denser plant. It is hardy to min. -30°C (USDA zone 5), and withstands exposed locations.
Last update 16-01-2017
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
