Scientific Name:
Leycesteria formosa
Pronunciation:
ley-ses-TER-ee-uh for-MOE-suh
Common Name:
Himalayan honeysuckle
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Upright, thicket forming bush with blue green bamboo-like shoots; leaves opposite, ovate, up to 7(-10)cm wide x 13(-18)cm long; florets white, about 12mm wide, in pendulous racemes with showy dark red bracts; berries oval, dark red to black, up to 16mm long. Winter ID: bark smmoth, green; leaf scars narrow and extend more than half way around twigs.
Habit:
Stiffly upright, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract birds, Fall interest, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Tall background, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include L. 'Notbruce'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green, Purple, Red
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Serrulate, Sinuate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Purple
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy,
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Leaf Bud Type:
Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (CGW) Community Garden West : dead? was near the heavenly bamboo
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : dead?