Lonicera acuminata
     
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common name: |
Japanese honeysuckle |
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decoration form: |
evergreen leaves, flowers |
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flowering months: |
VI-X |
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is evergreen: |
yes |
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plants height: |
4 m |
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annual growth: |
1-2 m |
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aspect: |
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frost hardiness: |
zones 6A-9 |
An interesting though rarely encountered evergreen climber with velvety-hairy leaves. Flowers small, yellowish, from June to October, mainly on new growth, followed by purplish-black berries with a light waxy bloom. A vigorous species forming a dense tangle of twining stems up to 3-6m long (1-2m of annual growth). It doesn't have any special soil requirements.
Well suited for scrambling over arbors, pergolas and other supports.
Wrong name of this species is Lonicera giraldii.
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