Lonicera chrysantha

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Read about Lonicera chrysantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera chrysantha, Turcz. (L. gibbiflora, Rupr.). Upright shrub, to 12 ft. with upright sts.: branchlets pilose, rarely glabrous: lvs.rhombic-ovate, to rhombic-lanceolate, acuminate, dark or bright green above and nearly glabrous, pilose beneath, at least on the veins, 2-5 in. long: peduncles ½ -1 in. long; bractlets distinct, ovate, one-third to one-half as long as ovary; corolla ¾ in. long, yellowish white changing to yellow, upper lip divided about one-half, tube strongly gibbous, short: fr. coral- red. May, June; fr. in Aug., Sept. N.E. Asia to Cent. Japan. Gt. 12:404.—Particularly handsome in autumn with its bright red fr. Var. Regeliana, Zabel (L. Regeliana, Kirchn.). Fls. smaller, more yellowish. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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