Lonicera Periclymenum

Lonicera Periclymenum Lonicera Periclymenum

What is the plant

Lonicera periclymenum, common names honeysuckle, common honeysuckle, European honeysuckle, or woodbine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae native to much of Europe, North Africa, Turkey and the Caucasus. It is found as far north as southern Norway and Sweden.

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Humidity

Normal

Hardiness zone

5 - 9

Difficulty

Medium

Water
Keep plants well watered and mulched with bark mulch to keep the soil consistently moist and to keep weed away.
Sunlight
Part shade.
Fertilizer
Add layer of compost and an organic plant food for fertilizer each spring.

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Soil
Grows in fertile soils.
Pruning
These should be pruned back in mid to late summer as soon as they finish flowering, cut them back by around one third to healthy new growth, just under the flowering growth. At the same time remove any dead, diseased or damaged growth.
Temperature
60-80°F (16-27°C).