Lonicera sempervirens

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Read about Lonicera sempervirens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera sempervirens, Linn. (Caprifolium sempervirens, Michx.). Trumpet Honeysuckle. Fig. 2205. High- climbing, glabrous: evergreen southward: lvs.oval to oblong, glaucous beneath, the upper connate, 2-3 in. long: fls. in peduncled interrupted spikes; corolla with almost equal limb; tube slightly ventricose, glabrous, l ½ -2 in. long, scarlet or orange-scarlet, rarely yellow. May-Sept. Conn, to Fla., west to Neb. and Texas; farther north sometimes escaped from cult. B.M. 781. R.H. 1856:361. Gn. 45, p. 307. G.M. 54:724. Var. sulphurea, Jacques (var. flava, Regel. L. flava nova, Hort.). Fls. yellow. Gt. 2:38. Var. superba, Regel (var. speciosa, Carr.). Fls. more brilliant scarlet. F.S. 11:1128. Sometimes cult, as L. Magnevillea, a name also applied to L. dioica, and to L. Caprifolium var. pauciflora. Var. minor, Ait. Lvs.oblong or narrow- oblong: fls. more slender, orange-red or orange-scarlet. Very free-flowering, but more tender. B.M. 1753. B.R. 556. Gn. 34:300. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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