Common Names: honeysuckle 'Gold Flame'

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Features:

• Tubular, arranged in terminal whorls, yellow outside and white -yellow

Sunlight: Full/Partial shade

Ultimate Height: 4 - 8 meters

Ultimate Spread: 2.5 - 4 meter

Flowering: Summer

Care:

Check and water regularly during the first spring and summer after planting to aid root growth and help the plant establish.

Once established, they will only need the occasional soak during hot summers. However, walls and fences create a rain shadow (a dry area) so, even if it has rained a little, do check the soil and give them a good soak if dry

Feeding

Feed once a year in spring if you wish with a general fertiliser, such as Growmore or Blood, Fish and Bone, following the instructions on the pack 

They will also benefit from a yearly mulch is a layer of material, at least 5cm (2in) thick, applied to the soil surface in late autumn to late winter (Nov-Feb). It is used to provide frost protection, improve plant growth by adding nutrients or increasing organic matter content, reducing water loss from the soil, for decorative purposes and suppressing weeds.

Deadheading

Remember to leave on the browning flower heads to encourage berries for extra interest and as food for the birds

Overwintering

The majority of climbing honeysuckles are hardy and don’t require winter protection

Caring for older plants

Keep on top of pruning to prevent older plants from becoming overgrown thickets 

In a wildlife garden, you may wish to keep them a little bit unkempt for nesting birds