Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Blooms in June
Zone 3
Full Sun to Part Shade
$24 – $27
Our customers asked us for something that would do well on a fence or trellis and we chose this one! This fast growing twining vine has fragrant orange-red blossoms that bloom in profusion in June and sporadically the rest of the season. This one is sure to spruce up a drab old fence or trellis! Not considered drought tolerant but certainly hardy!
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death.