Lonicera xylosteum

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Read about Lonicera xylosteum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera xylosteum, Linn. Fig. 2202. Shrub, to 10 ft.: lvs.broadly oval to obovate, acute, dull green, sparingly pubescent above or glabrous, more densely pubescent beneath, rarely nearly glabrous, 1-2 ½ in. long: fls. peduncled, yellowish white, often slightly tinged red, hairy outside; bractlets pubescent, suborbicular, about half as high as ovary: berries dark red. May, June; fr. in Aug., Sept. Eu., W. and N. Asia, sometimes escaped from cult. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:282. H.W. 3, p. 127.—Not so ornamental as most allied species. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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