Shrubs
Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' (Boxleaf Honeysuckle)
Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'
Also known as Golden Box Honeysuckle
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About This Plant
Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' (Boxleaf Honeysuckle), 'Baggesen', is valued for its garden character and seasonal interest in PNW landscapes.
Honeysuckles (Lonicera) include both vining and shrubby species , shrub forms (L. nitida, L. pileata) make graceful evergreen hedges, while flowering deciduous species bear fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
Full sun to part shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Hardy USDA Zone 4 to 9. INVASIVE WATCH: L. japonica and several Lonicera vines are invasive in many parts of the eastern US , less aggressive in PNW but worth siting carefully. Watch for honeysuckle aphid.
For a Pacific Northwest native shrub of similar character, consider Mahonia aquifolium (Tall Oregon Grape, Oregon state flower), Philadelphus lewisii (Mock Orange), or Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray) , all support native pollinators and birds.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'
- Common name
- Golden Box Honeysuckle
- Mature size
- 3-6 ft tall × 3-6 ft wide
- Growth habit
- Climbing
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Spring through summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gold-chartreuse
- Support
- Trellis
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Hummingbirds
- Wildlife: Pollinator support
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