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Californian Honeysuckle in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata

 

Californian Honeysuckle

A deciduous shrub to 2.5m. The flowers are orange-red and appear from spring to early summer. It has dark green foliage. The black berries are edible but bitter. Native to the California coast. Often growing next to the water. It likes sun to part shade. It tolerates air pollution and is garden tolerant.

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plant Features
  • Californian Honeysuckle likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Californian Honeysuckle likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Californian Honeysuckle is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Californian Honeysuckle likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Californian Honeysuckle

Latin name

Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata

type

Shrub

family

Caprifoliaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Californian Honeysuckle likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Californian Honeysuckle is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Californian Honeysuckle likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Californian Honeysuckle likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Californian Honeysuckle is 2.50meters x 2.50meters 2.50 M 2.50 M

Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata

A deciduous shrub to 2.5m. The flowers are orange-red and appear from spring to early summer. It has dark green foliage. The black berries are edible but bitter. Native to the California coast. Often growing next to the water. It likes sun to part shade. It tolerates air pollution and is garden tolerant.


Planting outdoors

From Mid Spring TO Late Autumn

Plant out cuttings taken last year once risk of frost has passed

 

Flowering season

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

This type of bushy Honeysuckle typically flowers mid spring to early summer.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 
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