- A very hardy deciduous twining shrub
- Any well drained soil
- Tolerates all conditions from full sun to an east facing fence
- The young leaves are purple in the spring
- Becomes perfoliate forming a very large rounded disk turning pale green, then to yellow in the autumn
- Flowers yellow with protruding yellow anthers
- The flowers are not fragrant but loved by the bees
- Large orange berries in the autumn
- Pruning – you can cut back the new growth by half before the end of June, but leave the flower shoots until the winter or you will lose the large orange berries
| Genus | Lonicera |
| Species | prolifera x glaucescens |
| Cultivar | 'Spring Purple' |
| Category | Deciduous shrub |
| Height & Spread | 200 cm x 250 cm along a fence or wall or supported as a shrub |
| Plant Breeders Rights | Exclusive to Newleaf Plants |
| Colours | Colours and sizes are approximate and are intended as a guideline and may vary according to local conditions. |
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taken on a mobile phone in my garden 20th April 2018 Peter Moore
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Purple leaves in May Peter Moore
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Close up of flower with bee Peter Moore
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Peter Moore Spring Purple in bud
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Lonicera Spring Purple Autumn