Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana)

Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana) is a climber that can grow 8m – 15m tall and 3m – 8m wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana).

This plant has several common names including: giant Burmese honeysuckle or giant honeysuckle.

This is a evergreen plant that takes 5-10 years to reach full maturity.

Plant profile

Common name: giant Burmese honeysuckle, giant honeysuckle
Scientific name: Lonicera hildebrandiana
Plant type: Climbers, Conservatory & Greenhouse
Habit: Climbing
Height: 8m – 15m
Spread: 3m – 8m
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Loam
Moisture: Moist but well drained
Garden type: City & Courtyard Gardens
Planting type: Wall-side Borders
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit

Seasonal colors

How to plant Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana) – Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Versatile and decorative, climbing plants can make great contributions to creative garden designs.

Their rambunctious branches complement other plants and adorn structures with flowers and foliage.

Climbers are often used as a backdrop for other plants or are grown on pergolas to provide shade and height for the garden.

You can also create focal points by interweaving them through trees, pyramids and pillars, or train them on a trellis to form partitions between different areas of the garden.

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How to plant

In this section we will learn how to plant Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.

Soil

Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana) is a plant that grows in loam conditions. It is not very sensitive to soil acidity or alkalinity and grows well in soils with pH acid, alkaline or neutral.

Regarding drainage, Lonicera hildebrandiana likes to grow in moist but well drained soil.

Sunlight

Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana) should be grown in full sun places.

Cultivation profiles – Growing Giant Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana) – Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons