Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' - Shrubby Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' - Shrubby Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen’s Gold' – Golden Shrubby Honeysuckle
Brighten your garden with the vibrant golden foliage of Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen’s Gold'. This compact evergreen shrub is renowned for its brilliant yellow-green leaves that provide year-round colour and interest. Perfect for low hedging, edging, topiary, or adding bright accents to mixed borders and containers.
Key Features
- Golden Foliage: Bright yellow-green leaves create a stunning display throughout the year
- Compact Growth: Dense, bushy habit ideal for small gardens and tight spaces
- Excellent for Hedging: Creates attractive low hedges and edging with minimal maintenance
- Disease Resistant: Largely resistant to pests and diseases
- Easy to Shape: Responds well to clipping for formal shapes and topiary
- Evergreen: Maintains its colourful foliage all year round
- Autumn Interest: Leaves develop attractive green-yellow tones in autumn
Plant Specifications
Ultimate Height: 1–2m (easily maintained at lower height)
Ultimate Spread: 1–2m
Planting Density: 2–3 plants per metre for hedging
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Hardiness: Fully hardy (H5)
Position: Full sun to partial shade (best colour in sun)
Soil: Well-drained, tolerates most soil types
Planting & Care
Plant in spring or autumn in well-drained soil. For the brightest golden colour, position in full sun, though it tolerates partial shade. Space plants 33–50cm apart (2–3 per metre) for hedging. Water regularly during the first growing season. Once established, it’s relatively drought-tolerant. Feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring. Trim 2–3 times during the growing season to maintain shape and encourage dense, bushy growth.
Perfect For
- Low hedging and garden edging
- Adding bright colour to borders
- Topiary and shaped features
- Container planting
- Ground cover on banks and slopes
- Creating colour contrast with darker foliage plants
- Small gardens and urban spaces
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Planting Instructions
Plant in spring or autumn in well-drained soil. For the brightest golden colour, position in full sun, though it tolerates partial shade. Space plants 33–50cm apart (2–3 per metre) for hedging. Avoid waterlogged conditions.
Water regularly during the first growing season. Once established, relatively drought-tolerant. Feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring. Trim 2–3 times during the growing season (spring to late summer) to maintain shape and encourage dense, bushy growth.
Size & Specification
Supplied in a 5L pot at 50–60cm height. Ultimate height and spread 1–2m (easily maintained at lower height by regular clipping). Moderate to fast growth rate. Fully hardy (RHS H5). Fully evergreen.
Delivery & Dispatch
Dispatched within 3–5 working days. Plants are carefully packaged to protect roots and foliage during transit and sent via overnight courier to mainland UK addresses. Please ensure someone is available to receive the delivery.
Wildlife & Ecological Notes
Lonicera nitida produces small, fragrant cream flowers in spring which attract bees and other pollinators. The dense evergreen canopy provides year-round shelter and nesting cover for garden birds. A useful low hedging plant for wildlife-friendly gardens, particularly where a compact, clippable boundary is needed.
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Very pleased with plant on receipt-now planted and growing already-providing a lovely gold colour amongst already established border.
Thankyou.