Lonicera Periclymenum

Recent breeding has transformed this much-loved British native climber

Walk along any woodland or hedgerow and you’ll spy our native honeysuckle or woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum, clambering over twiggy obstructions to dangle its clusters of creamy-yellow, sweetly scented blooms in the summer sun.

Honeysuckle is one of the delights of the countryside, so it’s no wonder this deciduous to semi-evergreen twiner has long been grown in our gardens, where its distinctive two-lipped, snapdragon-like flowers entrance and delight.