Delavay Honeysuckle Plants

Lonicera similis var delavayi

Strongly scented cream flowers that mature to pale golden yellow. The leaves of this honeysuckle are evergreen if the winter is mild, and the decorative berries that follow the flowers add some late season interest if the birds don't grab them all.

Vigorous but relatively compact to 4m x 2.5m, Delavayi honeysuckle can be grown as a climber or an informal, mounded shrub.

Browse our variety of honeysuckle or our full range of climbing plants.

Features:

• Semi-evergreen.
• Cream trumpet flowers, maturing to Yellow
• Blooms June to September
• Decorative black berries
• To 4m x 2.5m
• Full hardy
• Strong perfume
• Sun or partial shade
• More mildew resistant than most other varieties
• Needs support as a climber, or can be ground as a mounded shrub
• RHS Award of Garden Merit

Growing Delavayi Honeysuckle

Honeysuckles are not fussy and will thrive in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Too much sun, especially in the South, can cause a bit of mildew on most varieties, but this one is more resistant than average, so it is recommended for sun-scorched sites (partial shade is fine too).

In Your Garden Design

Plant near a path, steps or somewhere you sit outside, so you can enjoy its heady perfume. What is good about this honeysuckle is that it is evergreen in all but the coldest conditions, so that you don't have to look at a clump of seemingly dead twigs in the winter months. Grow alongside creamy and yellow roses or over low walls or into trees. It associates well with other honeysuckles and climbing roses or it can be planted with a clematis mixing together over a fence or tree stump. It is essentially a woodland and cottage garden plant.