Description
A Gardening Legend’s Choice for Scent and SunshineThe Lonicera 'Graham Thomas' (G.S. Thomas) is a magnificent and highly decorative variety of our native woodbine honeysuckle, named after one of the most famous gardeners of the 20th century. True to the graceful spirit of 'Minuet', it produces a prolific and elegant display of large, trumpet-shaped flowers. These stunning blooms emerge a soft creamy-white and mature into a rich, deep buttery-yellow, creating a beautiful multi-toned effect that looks stunning against its lush, dark green foliage.Winner of the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, this variety is a vigorous and reliable performer. It is exceptionally prized for its intoxicatingly sweet fragrance, which is particularly powerful on warm summer evenings. Its natural twining habit makes it exceptionally suitable for scaling trellises, arches, and pergolas, where its fragrant clusters can hang at head height. Flowering generously from midsummer right through to the autumn, it provides a lively splash of colour and a scent that defines the essence of a classic English garden.Key Features• Intense Sweet Fragrance: one of the most highly scented honeysuckles available• RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner: recognised for its outstanding reliability and beauty• Stunning Bi-Colour Effect: flowers open creamy-white and mature to a rich deep yellow• Vigorous Twining Habit: rapidly covers supports to create a lush, flowering screen• Wildlife Friendly: a magnet for bees, butterflies, and moths, followed by berries for birdsPerfect For• Training over pergolas and arches to create a scented walkway• Covering sunny or partially shaded walls and fences• Cottage gardens and wildlife gardens looking for a classic, high-impact climber• Planting near patios or seating areas where the evening fragrance can be enjoyedAt The Rose Press Garden, we love 'Graham Thomas' for its classic elegance. It’s a variety that never goes out of style. From a distance, it provides a lovely glowing yellow haze, but up close, the intricate detail of the individual trumpet flowers and the sheer strength of the perfume make it an absolute joy to experience every summer.
