- Botanical name: Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
- Common name: Winter honeysuckle
- Family: Caprifoliaceae
- Plant Type: Shrub, Deciduous
White
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
- Scented flowers
Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ is one of the best of the winter flowering shrubby honeysuckles, bearing sweetly fragrant creamy white flowers on bare stems, from late winter. It makes an attractive spreading deciduous shrub. It’s extremely attractive to insects, and provides a vital source of nectar for bumblebees, which may have been disturbed from hibernation.
For best results grow Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Ideally, plant it near a path or in your front garden, where you can enjoy its intense fragrance. Plants look better without pruning, and so should be allowed plenty of room to develop. They tolerate shade, but they flower best in full sun. It can also be trained against a wall.
How to grow Lonicera 'Winter Beauty'
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Plant size
2m height
3m spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
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Position in border
Back
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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Do not Plant in January |
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Do Plant in May |
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Do Plant in June |
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Do Plant in July |
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Do Plant in August |
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Do Plant in September |
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Do not Plant in October |
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Do not Plant in November |
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Do not Plant in December |
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| Flowers |
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Plant does flower in January |
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Plant does flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
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Plant does not flower in April |
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Plant does not flower in May |
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Plant does not flower in June |
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Plant does not flower in July |
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Plant does not flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does flower in November |
D
Plant does flower in December |
| Take cuttings | ||||||||||||
| Take cuttings |
J
Do not Take cuttings in January |
F
Do not Take cuttings in February |
M
Do not Take cuttings in March |
A
Do Take cuttings in April |
M
Do Take cuttings in May |
J
Do Take cuttings in June |
J
Do not Take cuttings in July |
A
Do not Take cuttings in August |
S
Do not Take cuttings in September |
O
Do not Take cuttings in October |
N
Do not Take cuttings in November |
D
Do not Take cuttings in December |
Lonicera 'Winter Beauty' and wildlife
Lonicera 'Winter Beauty' is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Does not attract Butterflies/Moths
Does not attract Other pollinators
Is Lonicera 'Winter Beauty' poisonous?
Lonicera 'Winter Beauty' irritates skin. Its fruit is toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
Toxic to Livestock
Toxic to People
No reported toxicity to Birds
