Lonicera reticulata (Grape honeysuckle)
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Color Name: Kintzley's Ghost
In spring, Kintzley's Ghost's foliage emerges looking like any other honeysuckle, but as it gets going and develops flower buds, unique blue-white, saucer-shaped bracts form around them, and tubular yellow flowers emerge from the center. They have a light scent and do attract pollinators, including hummingbirds, but it's the bracts that make everyone ask, what is that?! They look quite a bit like a eucalyptus, and remain effective on the plant until it defoliates in autumn. Flowers fade to reveal glistening red berries in each bract, but not to worry - this North American native species is not invasive and won't make a nuisance of itself.
Growing Tips: Durable and easy to grow. Vines around structures without intervention.
Soil: Adaptable to most any soil; avoid excessively wet areas.
Pruning: Little required. Blooms on old wood but pruning after blooming will remove the most ornamental feature, the blue leaf bracts around the blooms.
Uses: Covering trellises, obelisks, railings, fences, and posts.
In spring, Kintzley's Ghost's foliage emerges looking like any other honeysuckle, but as it gets going and develops flower buds, unique blue-white, saucer-shaped bracts form around them, and tubular yellow flowers emerge from the center. They have a light scent and do attract pollinators, including hummingbirds, but it's the bracts that make everyone ask, what is that?! They look quite a bit like a eucalyptus, and remain effective on the plant until it defoliates in autumn. Flowers fade to reveal glistening red berries in each bract, but not to worry - this North American native species is not invasive and won't make a nuisance of itself.
Growing Tips: Durable and easy to grow. Vines around structures without intervention.
Soil: Adaptable to most any soil; avoid excessively wet areas.
Pruning: Little required. Blooms on old wood but pruning after blooming will remove the most ornamental feature, the blue leaf bracts around the blooms.
Uses: Covering trellises, obelisks, railings, fences, and posts.
Flower Color: Yellow Shades Foliage Color: Blue/Green Shades
Height: 6 to 12 Feet Spread: 4 to 5 Feet Hardy in Zone: 5 |
Blooms: Late Spring / Early Summer
Foliage Season: All Season |
Growth Rate |
Rapid
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Attributes |
Fragrant Native Trellis or Wall Landscapes Easy to Grow Colorful Foliage Berries Mass Planting Specimen Plant
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