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Cultural Notes:
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Low
growing habit, with dense, nodding branches.
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Berries
can be used as a wildlife attractant..
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Exhibits
golden leaves that become sulfur-green as they mature.
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Lonicera
nitida is more shade tolerant than most honey-suckles.
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Fast
growing shrub with dense evergreen habit responds well
to close clipping and can be used in formal hedging. |
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Alternate species and cultivars:
Lonicera
nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’, Lonicera japonica ‘Purpurea’, Lonicera
pileata |
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References: RHS,
Dirr, Brooklyn Botanical |
at
a glance:
Plant type:
Evergreen Shrub
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Height/Spread:
Height/spread:
5 ft. x 5 ft.
Common Name:
Honey-suckle
Leaves:
Opposite
arrangement, ovate measuring .25 in. – 5/8 in. long.
Flower:
25
in. tubular petals, creamy white in color, slightly fragrant. Fruit
is purple with blue tinting
Conditions:
Full sun to light shade in loamy, fertile, well-drained soil.
Disease/pests:
Powdery mildew
Bloom Period:
Summer
Natural Range: China
Hardiness: Zones 4 to 9
Location: On
the Lake to Lake trail just
south of the parking lot. |
