Lonicera caprifolium

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Read about Lonicera caprifolium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lonicera caprifolium, Linn. (Caprifolium hortense, Lam. C. perfoliatum, Roehl. L. pallida, Host). Fig. 2209. Climbing: lvs.oval to oblong, the upper connate into a roundish cup, almost glabrous, 2-4 in. long: whorls usually 2 or 3, each in the axils of connate lvs.: fls. yellowish white, often slightly purplish outside and slightly hairy, to 2 in. long, fragrant; bractlets very small or none. May, June. Cent. Eu. to W.Asia. B. B. (ed. 2) 3:278. H.W.3,p. 129.— Sometimes escaped from cult. Var. alba, Ait. (L. praecox, Hort.). Fls. white. Var. pauciflora, Carr. (L. Caprifolium rubra, Tausch, not Weston). Fls. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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