Lonicera pileata

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Read about Lonicera pileata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lonicera pileata, Oliver. Low, spreading shrub, sometimes prostrate: lvs. evergreen or half-evergreen, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, obtusish, dark green and glossy above, glabrous, ¼ - 11/3 in. long: fls. short-stalked, upright; bracts connate into a cupule inclosing the ovaries; calyx with a cap-like downward production at the base; corolla funnelform, whitish, gibbous at the base, 1/3 in. long, fragrant; stamens exserted: fr. purple, surrounded at the base by the persistent cupula. April, May; fr. in July. Cent, and W. China. B.M. 8060. G.C. III. 35: 243; 47: 236. R.H. 1909, pp. 376, 377. H.I. 16:1585.—Though the fls. are insignificant, the handsome evergreen foliage and the purple frs. render it a desirable shrub; it resembles a small-lvd. privet. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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