Lonicera alseuosmoides (Honeysuckle)


Botanical Information

FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusLonicera
Speciesalseuosmoides
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (evergreen)
OriginNative to Sichuan province in western China.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone6
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone5a - 6a
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH6 - H7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-23 - (-18)
Temperature (°F)-10 - 0
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodJuly, August

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionLonicera alseuosmoides is a climbing evergreen shrub with glossy lanceolate leaves and funnel-shaped purple and yellow flowers in loose, branching clusters.
CultivationGrow in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-drained, humusy soil.
Notable SpecimensRHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England.
Leaf DescriptionOpposite, lanceolate, glossy dark green with smooth margins.
Flower DescriptionFunnel-shaped, petal insides are purple and covered in short, soft hair, outsides are yellow and smooth, flowers are arranged in short, broad panicles.
Fruit DescriptionUp to 6.5 mm in diameter, globose, black, covered in purple-coloured powder granules.

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