early as January if the weather is mild and this was the case this year, the fragrant honeysuckle starts to bloom in a scattered manner but to 20 February as the flowering is in full swing. She is far ahead of the forsythia and it has the advantage of being extremely fragrant. The flowers are smaller than those of climbing honeysuckle fragrance but in my opinion is much more powerful and also more subtle. It can be felt at several tens of meters per round, regardless of the time. The flowers stand very well in rain and moderate frosts. The shrub is perfectly hardy. I can not get enough of her sweet scent that combines notes of jasmine, hyacinth and lily of the valley, a real antidote to the dreariness of winter and the rpm drops. Its botanical name Lonicera fragrantissima , that is to say, very fragrant, is really justified.
past few days, the bees are in turn attracted by the sweet smell of flowers. Weather permitting, the shrub has a large number of insect pollinators, bees and bumblebees. I associated with Bodnant viburnum flower which is also at this time and a male dogwood that is currently in bud and bloom in March. This honeysuckle, which is not found so often in the gardens, also has its place in the hedges in the company of evergreen shrubs such as photinia or spring flowering shrubs.
Lonicera fragrantissima, 02/2011 It is really recommended because of its ease of culture, and its robustness its abundant winter flowering scented. It adapts easily to all soils that are not excessively heavy. Whoever is planted in my garden is aged about ten years and has now reached about 2.50 meters high and as wide. It must take account of its size at planting if it is to take his ease without stifling its neighbors because it is very vigorous and grows a lot in the spring, less in summer when the heat settles. That said, its resistance to drought is remarkable.
This honeysuckle shrub (sometimes described as semi-evergreen but with me it loses all its leaves, a treasure for compost) does not need size because its port is naturally harmonious, however with age it forms small amount of dry twigs which should be removed to ventilate the center of the shrub and encourage the emergence of new shoots. This operation, easy to carry, is played in late March after flowering. The rest of the year, it gets forgotten but is still a curtain of greenery always appreciated.
There really is more of a reason to adopt this honeysuckle still relatively unknown.
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