| Scientific Name: | Lonicera nitida |
| Common Name: | boxleaf honeysuckle |
| Family Name: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching |
| Form: | Irregular, Mounded |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Hedge row |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Leathery, Lustrous, Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers paired, White, Yellow, May |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Blue, Purple, Jul |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Spreading groundcover; leaves are tiny, elliptic, variegated (cream margins, mid-dark green centers), opposite, brown stems. | |