Lonicera brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet' S-pot®(2,25 L)

honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet'

A vigorous semi-evergreen climber with rounded blue-green leaves and terminal clusters of narrowly trumpet-shaped bright scarlet flowers over a long period from mid summer to late autumn

Ultimate height

2.5–4 metres

Time to ultimate height

5–10 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Growing conditions

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Position

• Full sun

• Partial shade

Aspect

North–facing or West–facing or South–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness 

Hardiness ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

• H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
• H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
• H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
• H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
• H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
• H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
• H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
• H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
• H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Native to the UK

No

Foliage

Semi evergreen

Habit

Climbing

Potentially harmful

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Genus

Lonicera can be deciduous and evergreen shrubs, or climbers with twining stems. The tubular or two-lipped flowers, often very fragrant, are followed by red or black berries

H5