How to tend a Lonicera caerulea
Also known as: Lonicera kamtschatica (Sevast.) Pojark., Lonicera kirilowi hort. ex Dippel, Lonicera boczkarnikovae Pleckanova, Lonicera velutina DC., Lonicera venulosa Maxim., Xylosteon canadense Duhamel ex DC., Xylosteon caeruleum (L.) Dum.Cours., Xylosteon oblongifolium Goldie, Caprifolium caeruleum (L.) Lam., Caprifolium venulosum (Maxim.) Kuntze, Chamaecerasus coerulea Delarbre, Euchylia caerulea (L.) Dulac, Isika coerulea (L.) Medik., Lonicera caerulea var. tangutica Maxim., Lonicera caerulea var. edulis Turcz. ex Herder, Lonicera caerulea var. altaica Pall., Metalonicera edulis (Turcz. ex Freyn) M.Wang & A.G.Gu, Lonicera venulosa subsp. edulis (Turcz. ex Herder) Vorosch., Lonicera venulosa subsp. emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Vorosch., Lonicera edulis Turcz., Lonicera emphyllocalyx Maxim., Lonicera caerulea subsp. kamtschatica (Sevast.) Gladkova, Lonicera caerulea subsp. venulosa (Maxim.) Vorosch., Lonicera caerulea var. glabrescens Herder
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly when soil is dry
Sunlight
Like moderat light, resistant to half shade
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Caprifoliaceae, Lonicera
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period March-June, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- white at the beginning, then yellow, with fragrance
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