Famille
Caprifoliaceae
Shrub with arched branches. Leaves dark green to purple, bluish appearance. Pink flower in summer. Height 1.5m.
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 8: from -12°C to -7°C
Couleur de feuille
Couleur de fleur
Exposition
Sheltered winds
Sunny
Hauteur minimum
100cm
Hauteur max
150cm
Encombrement min
100cm
Encombrement max
200cm
Intérêts remarquables
Foliage
Utilisation au jardin
Massif
Pot and tray (terrace and balcony)
General description
- Origin
- Introduced to the USA in 1911 by Edouard Goucher who gave his name.
- Climate
- Resistant to -10 ° C
- Soil
- Light and draining.
- Propagation
- By herbaceous cutting in July-August.
- Pruning
- consists of removing the older branches, which will increase the flowering.
- Use
- Ideal in flower beds, natural hedge or potted on a terrace.
- Merit
- The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
General physiology
- Dimensions
- Height 1.5m
- Habit
- Bushy, arched branches.
- Bark
- Young red wood.
Leaves
- Shape
- Round.
- Colour
- Purple bright green giving a bluish effect. Young bronze leaf.
- Note
- Semi persistent to evergreen.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- June-September.
- Shape
- Large tubular flower.
- Colour
- Pink.
Fruits
- Shape
- Insignificant.