{"id":311,"date":"2013-12-06T09:50:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T16:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2013-11-30T09:05:31","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T16:05:31","slug":"leycesteria-formosa-shrubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/leycesteria-formosa-shrubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Leycesteria Formosa Shrubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leycesteria Formosa <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Green winter stems on this attractive fast-growing shrub is described as \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccut-and-come-again\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 as it can be reduced to ground level in early spring to encourage rejuvenation. Although this plant has only been lightly pruned, it is a bit thick and congested now so I will cut it back after flowering and right back in spring.<\/p>\n

Leycesteria<\/span><\/em> has long, hanging, purple-red bracts in summer surmounting racemes of white flowers followed by purple fruits in late autumn. It has a light fragrance from the white flowers. Its foliage can be quite dense and its hollow, bright green stems, not dissimilar to those of bamboo, give a good winter display. It grows to 8 foot plus and flowers at the end of this years stems<\/p>\n

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Propagate and Cultivate<\/h3>\n

By cuttings of half-ripe wood, 3-4 inches with a heel in July\/August or from larger cuttings of mature wood, 8-10\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with a heel, planted in open ground in October\/November. Or by seed and the birds may help with that job. When established it is quite robust<\/p>\n

I have seen Leycesteria also<\/span><\/em> named Flowering Nutmeg and <\/span>Himalayan Honeysuckle from which family it belongs. The green leaved variety is most common but you may find a yellow leaved form.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leycesteria Formosa Green winter stems on this attractive fast-growing shrub is described as \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccut-and-come-again\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 as it can be reduced to ground level in early spring to encourage rejuvenation. Although this plant has only been lightly pruned, it is a bit thick and congested now so I will cut it back after flowering and right back in spring. Leycesteria has long, hanging, purple-red bracts in summer surmounting racemes of white flowers followed by purple fruits in late autumn. It has a…<\/p>\n

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