Lonicera heckrottii

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Read about Lonicera heckrottii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera heckrottii, Rehd. Only partially climbing: lvs. elliptic or oblong-elliptic, acute, almost sessile, the upper pairs connate, glaucous beneath, glabrous, about 2 in. long: fls. in peduncled spikes with few somewhat remote whorls, purple outside and sparingly glandular, 1 ½ -2 in. long; bractlets about half as long as ovary. June-Sept.—Origin unknown, probably garden hybrid of L. americana. and L. sempervirens. One of the most free-flowering of all climbing honeysuckles. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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