Lonicera etrusca

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Read about Lonicera etrusca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lonicera etrusca. Santi. Climbing: lvs.broadly oval to obovate, usually obtuse, the upper ones connate into an oval obtuse disk, rarely distinct, 1—3 in. long, glabrous or pubescent: fl.-heads dense, long-peduncled, often in 3's; corolla yellowish white, usually tinged red, fragrant, l ½ -2 in. long, with very slender tube. May-July. Distributed through the whole Medit. region in many different forms. Var. pubescens, Dipp. (L. gigantea, Zabel. L. etrusca gigantca, Zabel). Lvs. soft-pubescent on both sides, large. Var. superba, Wright (L. gigantea, Carr.). Lvs. large, about 2 ½ in. long, glabrous: fls. creamy yellow at first, finally almost orange. B M. 7977. Probably not different from var. glabra, Lowe.


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