Lonicera gracilipes

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Read about Lonicera gracilipes in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera gracilipes, Miq. (L. Phylomelae, Hort.). Fig. 2197. Shrub, to 6 ft., almost glabrous: lvs. roundish- ovate to oblong-ovate, ciliate, bright green, often with reddish margin. 1-2 ½ in. long: peduncles slender, nodding, usually 1-fld.; corolla pink, rarely white, 2/3 in. long: fr. rather large, pendulous, bright red. April, May; fr. in June. Japan. G.F. 10:265 (adapted in Fig. 2197). S.I.F. 2:73. The form described here is var. glabra, Miq.; the typical form has the lvs. ciliate and pubescent beneath, particularly on the midrib, and is not in cult. Var. albiflora, Maxim. A form with white fls. Var. glandulosa, Maxim. Lvs. and fls. pubescent: ovaries glandular.—A graceful species; one of the earliest to bloom, and very handsome in June with its pendulous scarlet frs. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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