Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Himalayan honeysuckle 'Purple Rain' 'Purple Rain' is a deciduous shrub with green, arching, cane-like stems and soft, pointed leaves. Small white flowers, with deep purply-red bracts, appear in hanging clusters in summer and autumn, followed by shiny, deep purple berries Join the RHS today and save 25% Join now < > Leycesteria formosa, commonly called Himalayan honeysuckle, is a multi-caned deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family that typically grows to 3-6' tall. It is native to forested areas of the Himalayas and southwestern China.
Schöne Leycesterie / Karamelbeere Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Baumschule Horstmann
Leycesteria formosa is a robust and easily grown shrub native to China and Tibet, which attracts a wealth of wildlife. It's an extremely handsome shrub with a long season of interest, bearing shapely leaves, trailing white and claret flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by reddish purple berries in autumn. Leycesteria formosa purple rain is a plant that is native to China and Tibet. It is a member of the Lamiaceae, or mint, family. The plant is a shrub that typically grows to be about 3-5 feet tall. The leaves of the plant are ovate to oblong in shape and are a deep green color. The flowers of the plant are a purple color and are borne in clusters. Blooms: Summer to fall. Flower Details: White flowers with burgundy bracts, held in drooping clusters. Leaf Foliage: Hollow, upright green stems with pointed, lance-shaped leaves. Fruit: Purple-red berries in autumn, attractive to birds. Growing Conditions and Location A deciduous, sometimes evergreen, half-woody, shrub-like plant (intermediate between a shrub and a herbaceous perennial) with young stems that are soft, hollow and upright in various shades of green, salmon pink, maroon and purple, 1-3 m (3 ft 3 in - 9 ft 10 in) [28] in height, which may only last for 2-5 years before collapsing and being replac.
Schöne Leycesterie / Karamelbeere Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Baumschule Horstmann
1 of 3 Variety or Cultivar 'Purple Rain' is a vigorous, upright, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with blue-green stems bearing ovate, tapered, dark green leaves and, from summer to early autumn, pendent racemes of small, white flowers with prominent, reddish-purple bracts. Flowers are followed by spherical, reddish-purple fruit in autumn. Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, is just as beautiful as all the other types of honeysuckle plants, yet offers its own unique appeal. L. formosa can be grown as a vine or a shrub, and it produces sweet-smelling white flowers that descend from scarlet or purple bracts. These flowers bloom in the late spring through summer. Glossary References Striking purple bracts contrast with the white flowers of Leycesteria formosa. Image John Grimshaw. Shrub to c. 5 m tall, often smaller. Branches hollow; twigs with a glaucous bloom and appressed and sometimes glandular hairs. Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Himalayan honeysuckle 0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star ( 0) Hollow, suckering stems form a leafy thicket, which throughout summer and into autumn, is crowned with colourful flower. 2 litre pot £19.99 In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days) 1 Add to wheelbarrow Pot size guide Delivery options Standard £5.99
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Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' plants | Thompson & Morgan Home > Flowers, Plants & Shrubs > Garden Plants > Shrubs > Shrubs with Winter Berries Share: Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Himalayan Honeysuckle, Pheasant Berry Hardy FROM £29.99 86% (7 Reviews) Garden Club Members Price: FROM £26.99 JOIN TODAY A profusion of pendulous blooms Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Height 2 m Crown round Bark and branches twigs blue-green, bark grey, slightly flaking Leaf ovoid, tip tapering, 5-15 cm, mid-green Flowers creamy white to pinkish white, in pendent racemes with purplish-red bracts, August-September
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Description: This is a new and improved for of Leycesteria which produces a greater abundance of its large pendulous cluster of rich burgundy flower bracts in late summer. The white flowers and later plump purple berries turning black also provide autumn interest. Leycesteria Formosa Purple Rain is a showy deciduous flowering shrub producing an abundance of large pendulous flower bracts that appear in shades of deep burgundy. The leaves are long and mid-green. They have an outside margin of purple which makes the foliage exceptionally lovely.
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain'
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain' Himalayan honeysuckle. 2 litre pot: £19.99: 2 litre pot. £19.99: Quantity: In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days) Buy. Delivery options. Standard £5.95; Named Day £10.95; This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.. Flowers: creamy white to pinkish white, in pendent racemes with purplish-red bracts, August-September Fruits: berry-shapped, shiny black purple Spines/thorns None Toxicity: usually not toxic to people, (large) pets and livestock Soil type: few soil requirements Paving: tolerates no paving Winter hardiness zone:
