Lonicera etrusca 'Michael Rosse'
honeysuckle 'Michael Rosse'
A vigorous, deciduous to semi-evergreen, woody-stemmed, twining climber to 4m tall with oval, greyish-green, downy leaves. Tubular, fragrant flowers open pale yellow but darken with age and are followed in autumn by shiny red berries
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Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Grey Silver Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow | Grey Silver Green | ||
| Autumn | Yellow | Grey Silver Green | Red | |
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous or Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Climbing
- Potentially harmful
- Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Lonicera can be deciduous and evergreen shrubs, or climbers with twining stems. The tubular or two-lipped flowers, often very fragrant, are followed by red or black berries
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow this climbing honeysuckle in full sun, and thrives in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil. See Honeysuckle (Climbing) cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by layering, softwood cuttings, semi-ripe cuttings, leaf-bud cuttings and hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wall side borders
- Climber and wall shrubs
Pruning
Pruning group 11 after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to honeysuckle aphids, thrips and glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, leaf spot (fungal) and silver leaf
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