Lonicera Nitida Baggesen S Gold Rhs

Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold.

Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold rhs. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold only started its well deserved conquest of the world s gardens after the nursery had closed and was only recognised by the rhs in 1993 with an agm after his death. In sun these take on a platinum blond cast in more shade they deepen to chartreuse. In full sun or partial shade and in a container or open ground. Leaves of lonicera nitida are exceptionally small half the size or smaller of their boxleaf namesake. Leaves of the baggesen s gold cultivar are bright gold especially when young. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold from burncoose nurseries shrubby honeysuckles available online to buy information. Tiny cream flowers appear in spring which are eventually followed in fall by purple berries.

It develops into a mound of arching branches covered with dainty golden leaves. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is. And they are borne in flat pairs forming a strikingly orderly rank on either side of each narrow stem. The royal horticultural society is the uk s leading gardening charity. Male catkins are the more ornamental female ones can be a nuisance from the cottony wind blown seeds details richardii is a spreading suckering deciduous tree to about 12m with lobed leaves greenish yellow above felted. Genus populus are deciduous trees mostly very fast growing and large with male and female catkins on separate trees opening before the leaves. Equally at home in a perennial border or as a specimen shrub it.

Golden shrubby honeysuckle looks fantastic when clipped into a neat form and its colourful foliage is beautifully decorated in spring with creamy white flowers. Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is a wonderfully dense evergreen. Join the rhs today and get 12 months for the price of 9. Bright golden yellow form. Baggesen s gold baggesen s gold is a compact dense evergreen shrub with tiny ovate yellow to yellow green leaves and insignificant cream flowers in spring followed by sparsely produced pale violet fruit. During his life he made numerous attempts to gain this coveted award after its introduction around 1967 but was repeatedly rebuffed. Its colourful foliage is a buttery pale yellow in summer and a warm bronze in winter.

Lonicera nitida baggesen s gold is an adaptable and versatile shrub that adds a glow of sunshine to the garden. We aim to enrich everyone s life through plants and make the uk a greener and more beautiful place.