Honeysuckle
Lonicera maximowiczii
Caprifoliaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan
Location
Source of plant
Fairweather Gardens, Forestfarm Nursery
Description
Upright deciduous shrub reaching 3 m in height with reddish, glabrous twigs. Leaves reddish on new growth, broad and less acute than the type, deep green and glabrous above, distinctly bluish beneath. Flowers larger than the type, 13-15(-18) mm long, dark purple; fruits totally connate, dark red. Overallmore attractive than the species.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5