Lonicera fragrantissima
Lonicera fragrantissima is a very fragrant winter-flowering honeysuckle shrub that blooms for us from January to March.
Description:
Lonicera fragrantissima is a very fragrant winter-flowering honeysuckle shrub best placed where you will walk past it in winter and early spring. Our large specimen at the nursery begins blooming with small, white flowers in January and continues through March. Makes a lovely cut flower for a winter vase. Underplant with hellebores and allow a few Clematis to grow up through its branches to add colour later in the season.
Common Name: Winter Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae (The Honeysuckle Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Winter
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Scrub land at elevations of 200-700 m.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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