Lonicera Japonica Halls Prolific | 3L Pot

Very free flowering and vigorous. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained Rate of growth: fast Flowering period: April to August Hardiness: fully hardy An especially vigorous and free-flowering variety with masses of sweetly scented, tubular flowers from April to August, opening pure white and ageing to yellow. In milder winters, the handsome, dark green leaves can stay on the plant all year and in hot summers, the flowers may be followed by small purple-black berries. ‘Hall’s Prolific’ is a great choice for scrambling over or screening an old boundary wall or growing through a robust, mature tree. Garden care: Newly planted honeysuckles should be cut back by up to two thirds in their first year in early spring. The resulting new growth can then be tied onto a frame, and nipped back when it reaches the desired height. In subsequent years (again in early spring), thin out congested stems, and prune lanky stems back to healthy buds. Every few years, you may want to renovate your plant, and you can do this by cutting it back to around 60cm above the ground. The subsequent mass of growth will need to be thinned and tied on as before. After pruning, apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant.