22+ Leycesteria Plant

Pruning and caring for himalayan honeysuckle.

Leycesteria plant. They make attractive woodland garden plants both for their flowers and also for their berries. Growing leycesteria this is a genus of suckering deciduous shrubs with hollow cane like stems. Plants produce upright bamboo like hollow stems of a beautiful powdery grey colour. How to grow leycesteriaformosa plant size 2 5m height 2 5m spread aspect south facing west facing position in border middle back. Leycesteria are deciduous shrubs sometimes referred to as himalayan honeysuckle or flowering nutmeg. Himalayan honeysuckle is a woody shrub often included in the perennial border. Plants produce upright bamboo like hollow stems of a beautiful powdery.

Leycesteria plants are low maintenance and easy to grow. Prune back hard each spring to keep plants within their available space and encourage new colourful growth. Crocothyrsos is a deciduous upright shrub with arching shoots reaching a height and spread of 2m with slender pointed ovate leaves up to 15cm long and conspicuously veined. Leycesteria formosa the himalayan honeysuckle planting himalayan honeysuckle. A truly beautiful sight and a fantastic way to end the sunny summer season. Formosa is a vigorous. Himalayan honeysuckle other common names himalayan honeysuckle flowering nutmeg granny s curls pheasant berry see more family caprifoliaceae genus leycesteria are deciduous shrubs with hollow stems simple leaves and terminal and axillary racemes of tubular.

We have found that both species which we offer are quick to naturalise themselves often quite a way apart from the original clump in thickish cover. Indifferently in fall or spring. From july to september the leycesteria little lanterns will produce astonishing white flowers with purple bracts. Flowers are in pendent spikes to 10cm 4in long. Hardy average winter hardy through most of the uk apart from inland valleys at altitude and central northerly locations. Genus leycesteria are deciduous shrubs with hollow stems simple leaves and terminal and axillary racemes of tubular flowers followed by fleshy berries details l. The luscious green leaves are only half of this leycesteria plant s story.