Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
Honeysuckle Family (Capifoliaceae)
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▲ shrub located at southwest corner of Carrington Hall on MSU campus
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Location on campus: southwest corner of Carrington Hall; also on south side of gravel parking lot south of Grand between Kings and Dollison streets
Lonicera fragrantissima: Winter Honeysuckle
· leaves simple, opposite, semi-evergreen, ovate with slight point at leaf tip; about 1-3" long and about 2/3 as wide; leaf surfaces dark green to blue green and glabrous
· stems slender, light brown, somewhat shiny with white pith
· flowers creamy white, about 2" diameter, very fragrant; produced in mid to late winter
· rounded growth habit growing 6-10' tall and wide
· prefers full sun to partial shade, soil adaptable except to very wet soils
· medium to fast growth rate