Scientific Name:
Lonicera xylosteum
Pronunciation:
luh-NISS-ur-uh zy-LOH-stee-um
Common Name:
fly honeysuckle, shrub honeysuckle
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Bushy shrub; leaves grey-green, opposite, elliptic to slightly obovate, most 3-7cm long x 2-4cm wide, fuzzy; flowers tubular, in pairs, creamy white, about 16mm long, May-June; berries dark red. Winter ID: black stems with 'chicken feet' buds, opposite.
ubescent, short-stalked, broad-elliptic to ovate or obovate leaves (to 2 1/ 2” long) emerge silver-green in early spring, but mature to gray-green or blue-green. Leaves retain good green color late into fall (no fall color other than a few purple tinges). Yellowish-white flowers (to 5/8” long) borne in pairs bloom in late spring (May-early June). Flowers are often tinged with red. Flowers are followed by dark red berries which ripen in July-August. Berries lack ornamental attractiveness.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (China, Caucasus, Siberia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Cuspidate, Obtuse
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Some cultivars lack the pointed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White, Yellow (othen tinged red)
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Petals: 4 fused on top plus 1 with upper portion free on the bottom
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Red, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Aug
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Conical (long-pointed)
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Emerald Mound
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Emerald Mound