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Extra notes and interesting information:
 This
delicate looking shrub bears its charmingly
fragrant flowers before it leafs out.
Early
hummingbirds are easily attracted by
this shrub, and it provides them with
much needed winter season food.
Prune
to shape after flowering.
Adapts
to a wide range of soils, and is low
maintenance.
The
lemony fragrance is as rich as Daphne
odora.
Bring
budded branches indoors for bloom.
Young
twigs are purple |
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Other cultivars/species:
L. standishii is also an early bloomer. |
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References:
Kathleen
Norris, Ed. 1995. Sunset Western Garden Book, 40th Anniversary
ed. Sunset Publishing Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.
Staff of the L.H. Bailey
Hortorium, Cornell University. 1976. Hortus Third. Macmillan
Publishing Company, New York. |
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Common Name:
Winter
Honeysuckle
Plant type:
Deciduous
shrub, semi-evergreen in mild winter areas
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Height/Spread:
6’
to 10’ high and wide
Leaves:
Oval, opposite,
smooth, 3” long leaves are dull green above, blue-green below
Flowers:
The
pairs of cream colored, ½” two-lipped flowers are extremely fragrant
(fruit loop smell), but not overly showy.
Bloom Time:
Late winter to
early spring
Conditions: Sun
or light shade, dry to medium moisture
Diseases/pests:
No significant
problems
Natural Range:
China
Hardiness:
Zones 4-8
Location: Perennial bed, north entrance |
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