Lonicera maackii

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A large deciduous bush with an almost flat, wide habit and a fairly rapid, vigorous growth. Between May and June, this honeysuckle produces a fragrant flowering that transitions from white to pale yellow, followed by a decorative bright red fruiting in August-September. It will adapt to all climates and all soils that are not too dry.

Flower size

2 cm

Height at maturity

3 m

Spread at maturity

4 m

Exposure

Sun, Partial shade

Hardiness

Hardy down to -29°C

Soil moisture

Moist soil

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Best planting time March, October

Recommended planting time February to May, September to November

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Description

Lonicera maackii is a large and magnificent shrub honeysuckle also known as Maack's Honeysuckle, tree honeysuckle or Love Honeysuckle. It is a beautiful deciduous shrub with a wide habit and an almost flat silhouette, whose spring flowering is white, fragrant and nectar-rich, followed by decorative red fruits. This very hardy and undemanding, yet little known honeysuckle is an excellent plant for informal and country hedges.

Lonicera maackii, formerly known as Xylosteon maackii, is native to China, Korea, Japan and Siberia and naturalised in North America. This shrub belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family, like all shrub honeysuckles. It grows relatively fast and eventually forms a wider than tall shrub, supported by several small trunks, topped by a parasol-shaped crown. It reaches about 3m in height and 4m in width, depending on the growing conditions. Its bark is initially smooth and greyish-brown brown, becoming corky and furrowed with age. Its foliage is deciduous, developing in spring and falling in autumn. The leaves are elliptical to lanceolate in shape, measuring up to 8cm long and 4cm wide. They are dark green with a lighter underside, turning yellow in autumn before falling. This tree honeysuckle blooms in May-June. The 2cm long flowers, with two lips, open in pairs in the axils of the leaves. They are highly scented and white, turning yellow before wilting. After pollination by insects, small, 5 to 6mm diameter berries develop and turn dark red when ripe, around August. They are toxic to humans, but sought after by some birds.

Plant Maack's Honeysuckle in any soil that is not too dry, even limestone and/or clayey soil. This shrub will thrive in partial shade or full sun, but flowering will be more abundant in full sun. It will find a place in many gardens, in an informal hedge, shrub bed, or even as a specimen plant. Birds are fond of its berries and find refuge in its branches. You can associate it with butterfly bushes in various colours, Weigelas, Japanese Quinces, Forsythias, Kolkwitzia, Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), Winter Jasmine...

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Shrubby honeysuckles, lonicera: planting, pruning and maintaining

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Modified the 24 August 2025 by Eva 12 min.

Shrubby honeysuckles, lonicera: planting, pruning and maintaining

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Honeysuckles consist of bushes or generally vigorous climbers that wrap around their support with a magnificent flowering that is often highly fragrant. Bush honeysuckles, commonly referred to by the name Lonicera or Honeyberry, are sought after for their dense foliage which is well-suited for hedging or as ground cover, but also for their flowering which, for some deciduous species, diffuses powerful scents in the heart of winter. They are highly valued for their ease of cultivation and rapid growth, allowing for the establishment of hedges, borders, or ground cover in record time with shoots of 30 to over 40 cm per year. Their slender stems bear opposite, glossy green leaves or those with a velvety appearance, sometimes slightly purplish, and flowers in open tubes with 5 lobes, ranging from white to red, followed by round berries in summer. Notable among evergreens is the <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/honeysuckle/lonicera-nitida-box-honeysuckle.html">Lonicera nitida</a> with small dark green leaves, ideal for forming beautiful, bushy, compact hedges, or the <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/climbers/climbers-by-variety/honeysuckle/lonicera-periclymenum-chic-et-choc-common-honeysuckle.html">Lonicera periclymenum 'Chic et Choc'</a>, a dwarf variety with pale pink to orange-yellow flowers suitable for pots or borders. Among deciduous varieties, the <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/honeysuckle/lonicera-fragrantissima-winter-honeysuckle.html">Lonicera fragrantissima</a>, semi-trailing, offers a very long flowering of pearly white flowers that are very pleasant to smell in the heart of winter. Honeysuckles are hardy plants, capable of thriving in the most inhospitable soils as long as the soil is well-drained and cool in sunny situations or preferably in partial shade or even in the shade for the species pileata. Pruning involves shortening the branches just after winter by removing old wood. For hedges, intervention is required two or three times a year. Loniceras are used in borders, hedges, or trained against a wall.

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Plant habit

Height at maturity 3 m

Spread at maturity 4 m

Habit irregular, bushy

Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour white

Flowering time May to June

Flower size 2 cm

Fragrance Fragrant,

Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Fruit colour red

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous

Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Lonicera

Species

maackii

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Origin

China

Product reference • 20229

Planting and care

Plant Lonicera maackii in any soil that is not too dry, even limestone or clay. This bush will thrive in partial shade or full sun, but flowering will be more abundant in full sun. Pruning is not necessary, except to remove dead wood or correct a slightly sparse habit after flowering, when it will not harm the plant's health. The bush is sometimes subject to aphid attacks.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October

Recommended planting time February to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge

Type of use Border, Back of border, Free-standing, Hedge

Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map

Ease of cultivation Beginner

Planting spacing Every 200 cm

Exposure Sun, Partial shade

Soil pH Any

Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)

Soil moisture Moist soil, Ordinary, well-prepared

Care

Pruning instructions Pruning is not necessary, except to remove dead wood, remove poorly placed branches, or correct a slightly sparse habit. In this case, prune after flowering.

Pruning Pruning recommended once a year

Pruning time June

Soil moisture Moist soil

Disease resistance Good

Overwinter Can be left in the ground