box honeysuckle or Wilson's honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida Elegant
Name
| Botanical name: | Lonicera nitida Elegant |
| Colloquial name: | box honeysuckle or Wilson's honeysuckle |
Growth
| Growth form: | densely branched, broad-bushed, compact |
| Mature height: | 100 - 120 cm |
| Growth: | 20 – 25 cm per year |
Leaf
| Foliage: | glossy,ovate |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Leaf color: | dark green |
Blossom / fruit
| Blossom: | inconspicuous flower |
| Flowering period: | May to June |
| Flower color: | white |
| Fruit: | purple berries, not for consumption |
Miscellaneous
| Soil type: | normal garden soil |
| Location: | full sun, semi shade, shade |
| Flowering period: | all year round |
| Requirement: | 12 plants per m² |
| Use for: | ground cover plant, hedge plant |
| Ships as: | as pot plant |
| Hardiness: | yes |
