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Marmot71Marmot71 Posts: 9

Hi, could anyone help with identifying this hedge plant? I think it might suit my front garden as  it looks like it won't grow too high. Many thanks for any assistance.imageimage

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,154

    Lonicera nitida?  

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,162

     Lonicera pileata has flowers that the bees love



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Marmot71Marmot71 Posts: 9

    Oh yes thanks, just looked it up - box honeysuckle - that's the one! Thanks for the help :-)

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,162

    Both L pileata and L. nitida are known as Box Honeysuckle. Make sure you get Lonicera pileata. Lonicera nitida is tall, straggly and comparatively dull in leaf



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Marmot71Marmot71 Posts: 9

    Ok thanks for the extra info, will do!

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,154

    You are a fount of wonderful knowledge Nut.   Thanks.  I didn't know about pileata but it's now on my list.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,162

    It's a pretty nice plant Obelixximage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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