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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

▲▼ new growth emerging in spring

▲▼ sometimes new growth has lobed, oak-like leaves

 

▲▼ semi-evergreen twining vines in autumn

▲▼ summer growth and flowering

 

▲▼ flowers

flowers and small, black berries (fruit)

 

Wild Honeysuckle, Japanese Honeysuckle:  (Not in Weeds of the Great Plains; pp. 332-333, Weeds of the Northeast)

Lonicera japonica: Japanese Honeysuckle, Wild Honeysuckle

Locations on/near campus:  the 'Halliana' cultivar is growing on the southwest corner of Kings and Grand; the wild form is growing in the hedgerows south of the alley that runs behind the houses on Loren St.

·         semi-evergreen to evergreen, opposite, ovate to lanceolate leaves with entire margins 1.25-3.25" long

·         leaves pubescent on both sides when young, top side becoming glabrous with age

·         stem reddish brown to light brown with soft pubescence when young; has excavated or hollow pith

·         climbs by twining around other objects and itself

·         has creeping roots

·         has very fragrant white flowers which turn yellow with age

·         used as a groundcover, but has escaped cultivation and can become a serious weed pest

·         grows well in full sun to part shade, not particular on soil types

·         fast rate of growth

·         when grown as a ground cover, grows 18-24" tall; vine can reach 15-30' long

·         ‘Halliana,’ Hall’s Honeysuckle is common cultivar used in landscaping, with more purple stems and leaf undersides

 

 

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