Lonicera Nitida Baggesen S Gold Hedge
Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold hedgeBroadleaf evergreen shrub 3 4 ft 0 9 1 2 m high mounded habit dense branches nodding.
Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold hedge. A superb shrubby honeysuckle. Lonicera nitida plant baggesen s gold arching shoots covered by small bright yellow leaves. From ground cover to formal topiary. Baggesen s gold box honeysuckle has attractive gold variegated green foliage.
The fine leafed foliage varies from golden green to light green depending on the shade. In sun these take on a platinum blond cast in more shade they deepen to chartreuse. Golden shrubby honeysuckle looks fantastic when clipped into a neat form and its colourful foliage is beautifully decorated in spring with creamy white flowers. Its colourful foliage is pale yellow in summer which turns to a warm bronze in winter.
4 99 lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is a vibrant dense evergreen. It is also a poke in the eye to gardening snobs who shun the popular and there are few more popular hedging plants in the world than this. Over time this can become a sizeable shrub. It develops into a mound of arching branches covered with dainty golden leaves.
Baggesen kent england 1967. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is highly adaptable to a variety of growing conditions. If clipped on a regular basis this can also be maintained as a hedge. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is an adaptable and versatile shrub that adds a glow of sunshine to the garden.
Sun to light shade. Click here for more information. Tiny cream flowers appear in spring which are eventually followed in fall by purple berries. It is clothed in stunning lightly scented creamy white tubular flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring.
Leaves small new leaves golden fade to yellowish green may show better color in cooler climates. Its colourful foliage is a buttery pale yellow in summer and a warm bronze in winter. Golden honeysuckle lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is a wonderfully dense evergreen. Glowing in the garden lonicera nitida baggesen s gold box honeysuckle is a dense spreading evergreen shrub with long arching stems clothed in small ovate golden yellow leaves that turn chartreuse in the fall.
050 004d4 lonicera nitida baggesen s gold golden box honeysuckle. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold hedge honeysuckle baggesen s gold from. Yellow green flowers are produced in spring and are on occasion followed by mature fruits. It produces deep purple berries in late summer.
The tiny glossy oval pinnately compound leaves are highly ornamental and remain green throughout the winter. By kimberly caines if you re trying to create a privacy screen or hedge in the garden lonicera nitida commonly known as boxleaf honeysuckle can do the trick.