Lonicera orientalis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
	Lonicera >	orientalis >

Read about Lonicera orientalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lonicera orientalis, Lam. Shrub, to 10 ft., almost glabrous: lvs. elliptic or ovate to oblong-ovate, rarely oblong- lanceolate, dark green above, pale or glaucescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. short-pcduncled, pale violet or pinkish: fr. black, wholly connate. May, June. W. Asia to Kamschatka. The typical form has ovate to ovate- lanceolate, acuminate lvs. pubescent beneath and is not in cult. Var. caucasica, Zabel (L. caucdsica, Pall.). Lvs. oval to elliptic-oblong, glabrous and glaucescent beneath. Gt. 11:359. Var. longifolia, Dipp. (L. Kesselringii, Regel. L. kamschatica and L. savranica, Hort.). Lvs. smaller, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous: corolla smaller, scarcely gibbous at base. Gt. 40, p. 124.—Fls. and frs. not very conspicuous. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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