Lonicea nitida 'BAGGESEN'S GOLD'

Lonicea nitida 'BAGGESEN'S GOLD'
honesuckle

SIZE/TYPE	low or groundcovering
USUAL HEIGHT	0.3-1.5m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-2m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	+multicoloured:yellow and light green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun to shade
SOIL TYPE	any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	6 (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Evergreen broadleaf

Baggesen’s Gold is an attractive honeysuckle variety with evergreen foliage. Its leaves are small, glossy, and emerge golden-yellow in spring, changing to bright green with yellowish overlay in summer. It produces multiple layers of branches whose shape may recall a fern frond.

It grows medium fast or fast, forming a compact, low to mid-sized shrub. If you clip all branches aiming upwards you will get a perfect ground-covering plant that will complement many other shrubs, especially conifers with dark foliage or taller perennials.

Honeysuckle is not difficult to grow. It likes well-drained, fertile soil and will grow in full sun or shade. It is hardy to about -23°C and in too damp site the foliage may suffer from sunscald in winter but will quickly regenerate.

Last update 01-02-2011

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