Late Dutch honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
- Size
- 5 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- June to August
- A climber
- Screening a view
- Scented
- Goes upwards
- Late food for bees
Safety
- Can cause illness if eaten; keep it away from small children.
- Can upset a dog that chews it.
- Can upset a cat that chews it.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Climbers
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Size when mature
- 5 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Soil
- loam, clay, sand
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- June to August
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Can cause illness · Dogs: Can cause illness · Cats: Can cause illness
- Worth knowing
- Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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