Lonicera spinosa

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Read about Lonicera spinosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera spinosa, Jacquemont. Rigid spinescent shrub to 4 ft.: lvs. linear-oblong, about ½ in. long: fls. ¾ in. long with slender cylindric tube and spreading limb; stamens and style exserted: fr. pale bluish red or whitish, bloomy. Himalayas. Var. Alberti Rehd. (L. Alberli, Regel). Shrub with slender arching or procumbent branches: lvs. linear or linear-lanceolate, sometimes with 2-4 teeth at the base, glaucous or bluish green, ½- 1 ¼ in. long: fls. on slender, erect peduncles, rosy pink, fragrant. Turkestan. Gt. 30:1065. B.M. 7394.—Very graceful shrub. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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