Lonicera americana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Lonicera americana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lonicera americana, Koch (Periclymenum americanum, Mill. L. italica, Schmidt. L.etrusca, Hort. L. Caprifolium, Auth.). Climbing: lvs. broadly oval to oblong- obovate, the upper connate, glabrous, 2-4 in. long; the upper whorls without connate lvs. at the base, somewhat crowded: fls. yellowish, usually purple outside and glabrous, fragrant, to 2 in. long; bractlets about half as long as ovary, smaller on the upper fls. June-Aug. Probably hybrid of L. etrusca and L. Caprifolium, much cult., mostly under the name of the latter, and sometimes escaped from cult. Gn. 45, p. 307 (as L. etrusca and L. Caprifolium); 54, p. 26. F.S. 11:1120 (as L. Caprifolium major). Var. rubella, Rehd. (L. Caprifolium var. rubella, Tausch). Fls. purple outside. Var. atrosanguinea, Rehd. (L. atrosanguinea, Carr.). Fls. dark purple outside. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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