Lonicera japonica ‘Aureoreticulata’ is a cultivated variety of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), valued for its extraordinary ornamental foliage, fragrant flowers, and versatile climbing habit. Supplied in a 3-litre container approximately 18–20 cm in height and diameter, it establishes quickly in garden soil or large containers. Its leaves are bright green with distinctive golden-yellow veins, creating a striking "netted" effect that adds colour, texture, and brightness to garden structures year-round. This semi-evergreen habit ensures most of the foliage is retained through winter, providing screening, structure, and decorative appeal even when not in flower.
From midsummer, the plant produces clusters of tubular flowers that open creamy-white and mature to a soft buttery-yellow, adding multi-toned visual interest and releasing the classic, intoxicatingly sweet Japanese honeysuckle fragrance. The blooms attract pollinators, including bees and butterflies, while autumn berries provide food for birds. Twining stems allow it to climb pergolas, fences, arches, trellises, or walls, creating vertical coverage, floral canopies, or dense summer screens. Its scrambling habit also enables it to trail across the soil, providing vibrant ground cover that can suppress weeds and brighten borders.
Lonicera japonica ‘Aureoreticulata’ reaches approximately 3–5 metres in height with a spread of 1–2 metres, depending on support and growing conditions. Supplied in a 3-litre container, approximately 18–20 cm in height and diameter, it establishes quickly in garden soil or large containers. Twining stems carry clusters of tubular creamy-white to yellow flowers, 3–5 cm long, appearing from midsummer to early autumn. Its semi-evergreen foliage features bright green leaves with golden-yellow veining, providing year-round visual interest. Ideal for vertical planting on pergolas, trellises, arches, fences, or walls, it can also be grown as vibrant ground cover. Perfect for patios, cottage gardens, wildlife-friendly schemes, or contemporary planting, adding height, colour, texture, and fragrant blooms throughout the summer.
