Lonicera nitida Tidy Tips - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Tidy Tips - Box Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Tidy Tips ®
Box Honeysuckle, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Boxwood Honeysuckle, Boxleaf Honeysuckle
The 6 young plants purchased were particularly bushy and robust. Planted the next day to create a border separating the vegetable garden, I'm waiting for autumn to see the result and finish my border by purchasing more plants.
stephane, 03/05/2025
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Description
Lonicera nitida Tidy Tips is a recent variety of Box-leaved Honeysuckle, which stands out for its tiny evergreen leaves and particularly dense bushy habit, in the shape of a ball. Easy to grow, always green and with a fine texture, it tolerates repeated pruning. This shrub is particularly interesting for creating hedges or topiary. It offers an interesting alternative to Boxwood as its growth is fast and it is not very susceptible to diseases.
Lonicera Tidy Tips belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family. It is native to the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. This shrub is very easy to grow and quite hardy. It reaches an average size of 1.2 meters (3 feet 11 inches) in all directions if regularly pruned, but can grow over 2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches) if left to grow freely. Its growth is fast, but it develops slower than its parent Lonicera nitida and usually requires pruning only once per year, depending on the growing conditions. This shrub honeysuckle Tidy Tips has a naturally dense and bushy habit, carried by thin and slightly arching branches. Its tiny and tough leaves are shiny medium green. If not excessively pruned, it produces small, inconspicuous white-cream flowers in spring. The small purple fruits, toxic but enjoyed by birds, are rarely seen and only develop if the plant is not pruned.
Lonicera nitida Tidy Tips perfectly tolerates limestone soils, it is hardy and prefers partial shade or light sun. Primarily a foliage plant, the Box-leaved Honeysuckle can withstand severe pruning which should be done just after winter or after flowering. Allow 50 cm (19.7 in) between plants for subjects planted in hedges. This shrub is resistant to air pollution and also tolerates moderate drought once established. It can be used to create low hedges or beautiful plant sculptures, trimmed into balls or pyramid shapes, both in the ground and in pots. This Box-leaved Honeysuckle can also be allowed to grow freely in woodland areas and can be trained against a trellis.
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Lonicera
nitida
Tidy Tips ®
Caprifoliaceae
Box Honeysuckle, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Boxwood Honeysuckle, Boxleaf Honeysuckle
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant Lonicera nitida Tidy Tips in a well-drained, deep and moist, even calcareous soil, in partial shade or light sun. Leave 30 to 50 cm (11.8 to 19.7 in) distance between the plants when planting as a hedge. Prune your hedge two or three times a year, keep maintain its shape and keep it compact. Lonicera nitida 'Tidy Tips' is resistant to air pollution and also tolerates moderate drought once established.
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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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