Lonicera maackii
Amur Honeysuckle

 This plant is considered invasive.

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Cream (White changing to creamy yellow in May; borne in leaf axils)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage; no appreciable fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Interesting dark red berries ripen in October; attractive to birds, who then spread the seeds)
 Ultimate Height:
12-15 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
12-15 feet
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils
 Range:
Manchuria, Korea
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, simple, entire leaves are 2-3" long and 0.5-1.5" wide, darker on top and lighter below. Leaf tops and bottoms have pubescent veins. Generally, 2 glossy red fruits emerge at the base of each leaf. Stems are gray and more pubescent when young.

Additional Information

Widely adaptable to different soils and exposures. Can be trained into a small patio tree. Suckers freely, requiring pruning in intensive situations. Seeds, carried by birds, germinate freely, and weed seedlings result. High shade tolerance contributes greatly to its highly invasive character. Perhaps the worst woody weed in the Midwestern and Northwestern US.

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

Flowering

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Fruiting

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

4 Lonicera maackii found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12023_00499*AFREH
22023_00642*ATREC
32024_00098*ARSC
42024_00098*BRSC

Other plants like this Lonicera maackii (Amur Honeysuckle)

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