How to tend a Lonicera japonica
Also known as: Lonicera miyagusukiana (Makino) Ohwi, Lonicera aureoreticulata hort. ex T.Moore, Lonicera diversifolia Carrière, Lonicera flexuosa Thunb., Lonicera finlaysoniana Wall., Lonicera cochinchinensis G.Don, Lonicera repens Hassk., Nintooa japonica Sweet, Xylosteon flexuosum (Thunb.) Dum.Cours., Caprifolium brachypodum Gordon, Caprifolium chinense Wats. ex Loudon, Caprifolium japonicum (Thunb.) Dum.Cours., Caprifolium roseum Lam., Lonicera brachypoda var. repens Siebold, Lonicera fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot, Lonicera chinensis P.Watson, Lonicera japonica var. japonica , Lonicera japonica var. repens (Siebold) Rehder, Lonicera brachypoda DC., Lonicera japonica f. macrantha Matsuda, Lonicera japonica var. sempervillosa Hayata, Lonicera shintenensis Hayata
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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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