'Kintzley’s Ghost’ is a deciduous vine that typically climbs to 3 meters. It has lightly fragrant yellow flowers in late spring (May-June). Each flower is surrounded by a showy, circular, silver dollar-sized bract which has a ghostly silver-blue color. The silver blue colour remains throughout the season. Red berries in late summer are cupped by the persistent bracts. This vine was originally propagated by William Kintzley at Iowa State University in the 1880s. He passed it along to family members, but it was never formally introduced into commerce. The vine disappeared at one point but was eventually rediscovered growing in the yard of a Kintzley relative in Fort Collins, Colorado.
- Height: 2.44-3 m (8-10 ft)
- Spread: 91-120 cm (3-4 ft)
- Cold Hardiness: Zone 4-8
- Sun or Shade: sun to part shade
- Bloom Time: May June
- Leaf Colour: silver
- Bloom Colour: yellow
- Nature Attraction: bees, butterflies and birds
Growing and Maintenance Tips
Honeysuckles are very adaptable and will grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive, humus-rich soil. All species and their cultivars will grow in full sun or partial shade. Do not let honeysuckles suffer from prolonged lack of moisture. Water the plants deeply if the soil starts to dry out during long dry periods in the summer.
This vine can grow up a variety of supports, including wall, fences, pergolas, arbors, arches, obelisks in a shrub border, and large mature trees. It looks particularly at home in a woodland garden, as they often grow in woodland conditions in the wild.
