Editing Honeysuckle (section)

==Cultivation==
Honeysuckles are valued as garden plants, for their ability to cover unsightly walls and outbuildings, their profuse tubular flowers in early summer, and the intense fragrance of many varieties. The hardy climbing types need their roots in shade, and their flowering tops in sunlight or very light shade. Varieties need to be chosen with care, as they can become substantial. Cultivars of the dense, small-leaved ''[[Lonicera nitida|L. nitida]]'' are used as low, narrow hedges.<ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}</ref>

The following [[hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]:<ref>{{cite web  | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 61
| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 25 March 2018}}</ref> 
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*[[Lonicera × heckrottii|''L.'' × ''heckrottii'']] 'Gold Flame'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/74914/i-Lonicera-i-×-i-heckrottii-i-Gold-Flame-hort/Details | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Lonicera'' × ''heckrottii'' 'Gold Flame' | access-date = 25 March 2018}}</ref> 
*''L.'' 'Mandarin'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/136001/i-Lonicera-i-Mandarin/Details
| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Lonicera'' 'Mandarin' | access-date = 25 March 2018}}</ref> 
*''L.'' × ''purpusii'' 'Winter Beauty'<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Lonicera x purpusii'' 'Winter Beauty'|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/54843/Lonicera-x-purpusii-Winter-Beauty/Details | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
*''L.'' × ''tellmanniana''<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Lonicera x tellmannia''|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/92648/Lonicera-x-tellmanniana/Details | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
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Other [[cultivar]]s are dealt with under their species names.

The honeysuckle species ''L. japonica'' is grown as a commercial crop for [[traditional Chinese medicine]] use.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/xd7f4QihSKY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200708131048/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7f4QihSKY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7f4QihSKY|title=Across China: Honeysuckle Planting in Tongwei|publisher=New China TV|date=17 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Honeysuckle is also used to scent Chinese teas in a process similar to [[Jasmine tea]]. This was popularized in the [[Qing dynasty]].<ref name="Mair-2009">Mair, Victor H.; Hoh, Erling (2009). ''The True History of Tea,'' ch. 9. Thames & Hudson, ISBN 978-0-500-25146-1</ref>