Japanese Honeysuckle Plant

SKU: MYBG-FLOW-LOJA

Pot size: 5"
Price:
Sale priceRs.499.00

Delivery time: 3-4 working days

Daily

Water Requirement

Yellow

Flower Color

Fragrant

Fragrance

Summer,Winter

Flowering Season

Hanging

Use

Hedge

Use

Large

Size

Lonicera

Genus

Yes

With Pots

Outdoor Shade,Outdoor Sun

Sunlight Requirement

Balcony,Hanging,Outdoor

Use

Product Description

Japanese honeysuckle is a perennial woody vine of the honeysuckle family that climbs by twisting its stems around vertical structures, including limbs and trunks of shrubs and small trees. Honeysuckles can be planted in semi-shade to full sun.

Lonicera japonica

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Origin

Eastern Asia

Description

Japanese honeysuckle is a perennial woody vine of the honeysuckle family that climbs by twisting its stems around vertical structures, including limbs and trunks of shrubs and small trees. Leaves are oblong to oval, sometimes lobed, have short stalks, and occur in pairs along the stem.

Flowers are tubular, with five fused petals, white to pink, turning yellow with age, sweetly vanilla scented, and occur in pairs along the stem at leaf junctures. Stems and leaves are sometimes covered with fine, soft hairs. Japanese honeysuckle blooms from late September to May. These fragrant flowers are succeeded by black berries.

The flowers attract hummingbirds & Butterflies

Environment

Honeysuckles can be planted in semi-shade to full sun. It withstands clipping and can be trained into a neat hedge, or allowed to bush out into a more informal hedge. To keep this shrub clean and tidy, it must be pruned back in late winter to promote new growth and flowers. Plants can be pruned back heavily if required, and will re-sprout. The application of a balanced fertilizer after pruning will enhance the growth and flowering.

Landscape Use

Japanese Honeysuckle is an attractive ornamental garden plant commonly used for screening and decorative purposes, and can also be trimmed to form a hedge.

Caution

A poisonous plant, be sure to keep children away from it: The berries are toxic if eaten.

Flowering plants need access to bright sunlight to remain healthy and blooming. An easy facing balcony is the best place for the plants in Indian conditions. Try keeping them in bright sunlight but also where they get a little cover from the harsh afternoon sun. Some plants which are a little tender tend to burn due to the same.

Plants with thin leaves need daily watering and ones with thick leaves need watering 3-4 times a week. This will also depend on the season. Generally during the blooming period, plants love a lot of water. Try keeping the soil moist. During winters it is better to cut back on watering.

Keep the plants in a well drained soil with a drainage hole at the bottom. This will help to avoid over watering. Take care as to not leave stagnant water on top of the soil. Fertilise the plant once in 2-3 weeks during its blooming period. Do not fertilise it in winters.

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