Lonicera is the latin name for honeysuckle, which seems a wholly inappropriate plant for garden railway landscapes. However, the [group] Lonicera Nitida is radically different from what you imaggine as 'honeysuckle'. Indeed it is frequently called 'Poor Man's Box' which gives a much better image. There are a number of varieties, varying radically in habit, so take care when purchasing. The picture to the right illustrates three varieties - yes, there's a rather limp, sorry, 'delicate', one in the middle between the two obvious ones. |
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Lonicera Nitida
Lonicera Nitida (Species)
This is the 'basic' Lonicera Nitida, with small dark green evergreen leaves. It's hardy and tolerates my fairly unsubtle pruning of it. Here it is with a visiting E&M/IOM train for scale. In the top right of the picture is a snippet of the Baggensens Gold variety so you can see the difference in colour of leaf. |
"Baggensen's Gold"
"Baggensen's Gold" is an easy plant to locate and grow. If anything it can be a bit too enthusiastic and needs fairly frequent clipping to keep it from exploding. It's easy to shape into reasonable 'trees', or to provide a hedge that doesn't look too out of place against the railway. This variety, as the name suggests, has a distinctive yellow foliage. Planted in: Well drained, crumbly soil; Cambridgeshire, UK. |
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