Lonicera pileata (Privet Honeysuckle)
| Price £ each (ex. VAT) | ||||
| Height | Age | 25+ | 100+ | 500+ |
| 30-40cm | 0+1 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.65 |
Delivery
Bareroot from November to April
Prices
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The Privet Honeysuckle has lance-shaped, glossy dark green leaves and angular branches held almost horizontally. It has a spreading habit and makes excellent ground-cover; it’s especially useful in shade, or for covering difficult areas like steeply sloping banks. It can also be trained as a low hedge, no taller than 1m. It is deer and rabbit resistant, so is ideal where these are a problem.
Site and soil
The Privet Honeysuckle will do well on most soils, and will cope with dense shade.
Height and spread
After 10 years: 1.5m x 2.5m
After 20 years: 1.5m x 2.5m
Leaf and bark
The leaves are a dark, glossy green, lance-shaped and about 3cm long. The bark is light brown.
Flower, seed and fruit
The small white tubular flowers open in the leaf axils in spring, and are followed by purple berries in autumn.
Uses
Ground cover, under-planting, hedging.
Wildlife
Insects are attracted to the flowers and birds eat the berries. The Privet Honeysuckle provides cover for small mammals.
Pruning
Hedges should be pruned in April and September.
