honeysuckle "MAIGRUN"
Lonicera nitida
"MAIGRUN"
honeysuckle
USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.3-0.6m x 0.3-2m
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LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf |
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering |
COLOUR OF LEAVES
green
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BLOOMING TIME
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LOCATION
full to partial sun |
FLOWERS
insignificant or non-blooming |
USDA zone (lowest)
6 (down to -23°C)
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COLOUR OF FLOWERS
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WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
 for zone 7
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Belongs to categories
Evergreen broadleaf
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
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DESCRIPTION
This honeysuckle has a more compact growth than the species and its leaves are more shiny and bright green even in cold winters.
This fast growing shrub that can be grown as a low border or hedge, or clipped similarly to box. Its unbeatable fresh green colour is a welcoming feature making it an ideal ground cover even for posh locations.
Unlike box the branches are flexible and do not suffer from breaking under a heavy snow cap. Soil tolerant, it can take both full sun and shade. Well-drained soil is preferred, otherwise it suffers from winter sunscorch. Fully hardy to -24°C (USDA zone 6), it withstands temporary swings to -27°C.
Last update 06-01-2010.
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