HONEYSUCKLE

Lonicera periclymenum


TYPE OF PLANT: [BIRD FOOD] [BUTTERFLY & MOTH & BEE NECTAR] [CATERPILLAR FOOD]


Habitat: Sun/partial shade. Loam soil. Use to cover fences, walls and in hedges.

Habit: Height up to 6 '.

Flower Colour: Pink/white/red. June-September.

Planting Time: Sow seeds in spring or take cuttings in summer.

Food Plant for: White Admiral caterpillars.

Food Plant for: Birds like the red berries.

Nectar Plant for: Convulvulus and Pine Hawk Moths, some butterflies and bees take nectar.

Species Recommended: Belgica and Serotina species.


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