Lonicera fragrantissima
Winter Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima - Overall Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Extremely fragrant, sweet lemon-scented, 0.5" dia. creamy-white flowers in early April)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bluish-green, stiff, leathery semi-evergreen leaves)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Berries in early June)
 Ultimate Height:
6-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-10 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, but avoid wet soils
 Range:
Eastern China
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, elliptic to broad-ovate, 1-3" long, dull blue-green to dark green, midrib covered with stiff bristles (setose). Spine often present on leaf tips.
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Parts and Problems of Honeysuckle
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 356
  • Border 396
  • Hedge 277
  • Screen 190
  • Specimen 630
  • Drought Tolerant 289
  • Shade Tolerant 115
  • Fast Growth Rate 229

    • Additional Information

    Widely adapted to different soils and exposures. More drought-tolerant, and also not a weed problem, like some other Lonicera. Branches can be forced indoors in winter to provide fragrance. Renewal pruning to a low framework every 5-8 years is helpful to maintain nice form and vigor.

    When Lonicera fragrantissima has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

    Flowering

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    No Fruiting Observations Available

    1 Lonicera fragrantissima found

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    Number Accession ID Location
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