Further Information

Recommended planting densities for pot grown plants are shown but this is very much a matter of choice and you can increase or reduce the density depending on your level of patience. Cell grown plants are normally planted at 4 per metre in a single row or 6 per metre in a double staggered row.

For more information on planting distances please see our planting density advice section. Prices shown are the price per plant unless otherwise stated.

Pruning Advice

To maintain the formal appearance of your Lonicera nitida hedge, you will need to keep its shape with regular clipping through the growing season.

If left to grow, the plant will develop long shoots which will tend to arch and then flop fairly quickly as they gain height and length. However, with its small-leaved habit and delicate stems, trimming back even from this point is not a major task.

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Lonicera nitida Hedge Shrubby Honeysuckle

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This is a dense, bushy, fast-growing evergreen and a very popular choice for those who want a medium height evergreen hedge, which is easy to trim and maintain.

EVERGREEN
FAST GROWING
HAS BERRIES
HAS FLOWERS (White)

Planting Conditions: Suitable for normal, chalk and clay soils in full sun, semi-shade, inland sites and semi-exposed sites
Growth Rate: expect fast growth between 40cm and 60cm per year
Height: grows upto 3 metres in height
Bare root plants are shown as a single bare root and a bundle for comparison. Please note if ordering 1 x bare root, this will be a single plant not a bundle unless shown as a multibuy item.
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Lonicera nitida Hedge Plants Description

Lonicera nitida — which also goes by a few names like Shrubby or Evergreen Honeysuckle, Wilson's Honeysuckle, and Box Honeysuckle— hails from China, but this adaptable evergreen has become a popular choice in the UK for medium-height hedges. Known for its tightly packed tiny leaves on long, supple stems, Lonicera nitida forms an exceptionally dense and neat hedge, making it ideal for formal garden designs.

Springtime brings scented, off-white flowers that transition into attractive purple-blue berries in the autumn, providing both colourful appeal and a food source for wildlife. Shrubby Honeysuckle hedges have a very fast growth rate of up to 60cm per year and can reach up to 3 meters in height. Its ease of maintenance and robust nature make it a gardener's favourite for privacy hedging screens and decorative hedges.

Lonicera nitida thrives in a range of light conditions, from full sun to partial shade, and is suited to most soil types, except overly wet grounds. It's a fantastic choice for topiary enthusiasts thanks to its fast growth and high tolerance for clipping, so you can be sure that any creative garden features crafted from Shrubby Honeysuckle can be maintained with ease. Its ability to be shaped into various forms makes it a practical substitute for more traditional topiary plants like Box.

Bare-root Lonicera nitida is available from November to April, and you can also find it in pot-grown varieties all year round.* Find out more about root types with our guide or discover our hedge planting tips here.

*Bare-root and root-ball stock are subject to availability and may change, but are generally available from autumn through to spring.

Lonicera nitida Hedge Plants Description Lonicera nitida, often referred to as shrubby or evergreen honeysuckle, is a fast-growing, hardy evergreen hedge. It is a popular choice of hedge plant for a medium height evergreen hedge (up to about 3m). Its densely packed leaves, borne on long stems are tiny, so it forms a very dense hedge. Lonicera nitida is very easy to trim and has a high tolerance of clipping, which makes it ideal as a neat, formal hedge. In spring, it sometimes produces small, scented off-white flowers with purple-blue berries developing in the autumn, particularly followng a good summer. Lonicera nitida is a very common hedging plant despite few people knowing its name - we hope our photograph helps to make it recognisable. It can also be referred to as Box Honeysuckle or Wilson's Honeysuckle. Due to its fast growth rate, tiny leaves on supple stems and ease of trimming, Lonicera nitida is actuallly a very good plant for creating topiary shapes. However for general hedge trimming, it is best trimmed twice yearly, once in early summer at the height of its growing phase and then in autumn as a final trim for the year to keep it looking tip-top through winter. Lonicera nitida is suitable for sunny or partially shaded positions even tolerating deeper shade on occasion. It will grow well in most soil types except overly wet soils, but doesn't do well in very windy sites or exposed seaside gardens. Don't let challenging planting conditions deter your gardening goals though; we supply a huge range of hedging plants for shade and hedging for exposed sites. View also our entire range of evergreen hedging for additional options that provide year-round interest. Lonicera (Lonicera nitida) is a popular substitute for Box hedging plants for its ability to be trimmed into a variety of shapes and its resistance to most diseases including the blight that can affect Box. We have a section dedicated to Box Hedging Alternatives to view our suggested hedging plants. Cell grown, pot grown and instant hedging plants are available all year round. Bare roots are only available from November to late April/early May. The wonderful green foliage of this species enhance and offset colourful aspects of other plants when planted together. See also our extensive range of hedging with colourful foliagefor ideas on companion planting for lovely Lonicera.

Choose Lonicera nitida Hedge root types

What are root types?

Root types explained.

Bare root
Field grown, bare roots are young plants that are only planted when they are dormant, from autumn to spring. We lift bare root plants and despatch them during the season but they can be pre-ordered in summer. As they are cheaper to grow, they are one of our most affordable hedge planting options.
Pot grown
Pot grown plants can be planted year round and make a convenient option. They come in a wide range of sizes, from 10cm to 2.5m so they're suitable for the majority of planting requirements.
Root ball
Also field grown, root ball plants are scooped out of the ground using machinery to keep their root system intact and wrapped in bio-degradable, hessian sacks. They are mature plants that provide dense coverage very early on, ideal for when you need a thick hedge quickly.
Instant
Grown in troughs or bags that measure 50cm-1 metre in length and carefully clipped during the growing season. Our instant hedging troughs create a dramatic, instant hedge effect.