Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty
Box Honeysuckle, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Boxwood Honeysuckle, Boxleaf Honeysuckle
Planted last autumn, the Lonicera has taken well. Happy with my purchase.
Fabienne, 09/03/2026
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Description
Lonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty', or Boxleaf Honeysuckle, is an evergreen shrub that is highly ornamental with its small green leaves irregularly margined in lemon yellow and glossy appearance. These plants are very resistant to cold and poor soils and are low maintenance. Particularly useful for creating low hedges or topiary, it brightens up the somewhat dull areas of the garden and enhances large slopes while keeping weeds in check. It offers an interesting alternative to boxwood as it is faster growing. Under these conditions, it is really difficult not to find a place for this plant in the garden!
Lonicera 'Lemon Beauty' belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family and is native to the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. It is really easy to grow and very hardy. With a bushy and spreading habit, it reaches a height of 1m (3 ft) and spreads up to 1.20m (4 ft). Its growth is slower than that of other Lonicera nitida. Its dense and bushy habit will be maintained or accentuated by regular pruning. Its small, tough, evergreen leaves are a glossy, medium green colour marginated with bright yellow to cream yellow shades. It is not uncommon for the foliage to take on splendid pink hues in winter. If left unpruned, it develops thin and flexible branches that sometimes take on a twisted appearance. The small, unappealing, white-cream flowers appear in spring. The small purple fruits, toxic but appreciated by birds, are rarely seen in cultivation.
The Boxleaf Honeysuckle 'Lemon Beauty' is very useful for creating low or medium height hedges. It can be shaped into topiary, planted in containers on a patio, or left to grow freely in a woodland. It can also be planted on a large slope as groundcover, at a density of 1 to 2 plants per square meter. Its bushy habit and the bright variegated leaves make it very decorative in a rockery. Accompany the bright color of its foliage by associating this plant in a border or rockery with other colourful plants such as lavender, creeping Ceanothus, dogwoods, Coronillas, and shrubby Lavateras, or use it to illuminate a duller area of the garden. You can also train it against a trellis.
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Botanical data
Lonicera
nitida
Lemon Beauty
Caprifoliaceae
Box Honeysuckle, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Boxwood Honeysuckle, Boxleaf Honeysuckle
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant Lonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty' in well-drained, deep and moist soil, even if it is calcareous, in partial shade or light sun. Allow 50 to 70 cm (19.7 to 27.6 in) space between the plants when planting as a hedge. To keep it regular and compact, prune your hedge two or three times a year. Lonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty' is resistant to air pollution and can also tolerate moderate drought once established. Prune regularly during growth to maintain a fairly dense habit, and then to accentuate a shape, whether it be for border or hedge or to remove dead branches.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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