Scientific Name:
Lonicera nitida
Pronunciation:
loh-NISS-er-ah NIT-ih-duh
Common Name:
boxleaf honeysuckle
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Spreading groundcover; leaves are tiny, elliptic, variegated (cream margins, mid-dark green centers), opposite, brown stems.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Irregular, Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (southwest China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Hedge row
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include L. 'Baggesen's Gold', L. 'Lemon Beauty', and L. Silver Beauty' (see separate entry for L. 'Red Tips').
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Acute
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Additional Info:
rarely seen on most cultivars
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Purple
Fruiting Time:
Jul
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : cv. Lemon Beauty - auditorium planting - q.5
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Red Tips
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : cv. Baggesen's Gold
- (PDW) PonD West : cv. Baggesen's Gold - q.3 by Gunnera