Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle

Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle also known as Lonicera Gold Flame or Honeysuckle Gold Flame
One of the more vigorous and certainly among the most fragrant honeysuckle varieties, Lonicera Gold Flame is a deciduous or semi-evergreen climber that leaves no one indifferent.  Lonicera × Heckrottii 'Gold Flame', to give it its full botanical name, boasts a profuse and long flowering season that lasts from early June to late August. The blossoms are tubular and arranged in terminal whorls with a striking colour combination that draws the eye. Flowers are deep pink on the outside with a contrasting orange-yellow within the tube “throats”. The scent is very intense, vanilla-like and will spread throughout the whole garden and invite pollinators. The flowers are usually followed by red berries which are highly attractive to wildlife. Depending on the area you live in, the foliage will either fall off in the autumn or persist on this twining climber if the winters are mild.

Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle is the recipient of both the Perfect for Pollinators badge and the prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by RHS.

Height and Spread of Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle
A vigorous grower, Honeysuckle Gold Flame will grow to be circa 5 metres tall in a period of 5 to 10 years.

How Hardy is Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle
Lonicera Gold Flame is fully hardy in the United Kingdom and will survive temperatures up to -10 degrees Celsius. In areas with harsher winter temperatures, the plant is considered deciduous and will lose foliage which will re-emerge in the spring.

How To Use Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle
As a highly fragrant, highly decorative climber, Lonicera Gold Flame is best appreciated when trained against a structure such as a trellis, pergola, arbour or a wall. If you want to enjoy the perfume more intensely, let the Honeysuckle Gold Flame climb your patio cover for romantic evenings in the garden or a wall near a window that is open in the summer so the heavenly vanilla scent can spread to your home as well.

How To Care For Lonicera Gold Flame Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle Gold Flame is an undemanding climber that is easy to grow and to care for. It will do well in full sun to partial shade and in any moist, well-drained, and fertile soil.