Scientific Name:
Lonicera pileata
Pronunciation:
loh-NISS-er-ahh pill-ee-AY-tuh
Common Name:
privet honeysuckle
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Semi-evergreen; twigs/leaves at 45 degrees off branch; twigs purple; leaves sessile, opposite, elliptic, most 1-3cm long x 5-9mm wide, glossy dark-green, waxy; flowers arise from nodes, tubular, 5 lobed, ~9mm long x 3mm wide, light yellow to creamy-white, Apr-May; berries round, 3-4mm wide, violet-purple, Aug-Dec (persistent).
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading, Stiffly upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Filler, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White, Yellow (Light yellow to creamy-white)
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Violet, Purple
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Scale insects
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 472