Lonicera 'Belgica' (Early Dutch honeysuckle)
Lonicera 'Belgica' - Flower
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Common Name: Early Dutch honeysuckle
Latin Name: Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'
Soil: Any moist fertile, humus rich, well drained soil.
Position: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.
Hardiness: Very frost hardy down to -15°C needs no winter protection
Flowering Period: May to June (often into July)
Flowering Colour: Creamy apricot in colour with rosy streaks
Eventual Height/Spread: 7m(22ft) / 90cm(3ft)
Special features: Bold and enticing colours with an outstanding sweet fragrance.
Lonicera 'Belgica' is a beautiful twinning honeysuckle grown for its amazing scent. The sweetly scented tubular flowers appear earlier than most honeysuckle varieties and are followed by red berries in the autumn. The bold and enticing colours attract many different wildlife species.
This Honeysuckle is supplied in a 2-3 litre container growing on a 90cm cane which is suitable for planting all year round.
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