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Privet Honeysuckle

Scientific name: Lonicera pileata
Taxonomy
Family:Caprifoliaceae
Type:Evergreen shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:5 to 9
Sun:Full to partial sun
Plant Characteristics
Height:3 ft
Width:8 ft
Bloom:Spring flowers
Bloom Time:May to June
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Privet honeysuckle, also called prostate honeysuckle, is sold in the garden center trade as a vigorous, low growing spreading evergreen shrub or bank-covering ground cover. The crisp foliage is easily identified by the opposite leaf structure.

  Morphology:
This honeysuckle species grows to a height of 2’-3’ but can spread out to 5’- 8’ at maturity. It bears dark green leaves arranged oppositely on horizontal branches. Leaves range in length from 0.5” – 1”.

In May small, fragrant, funnel- shaped, creamy-white flowers appear (in pairs), followed by violet-blue translucent berries in the fall. The berries are often hidden beneath the foliage. None-the-less birds will find them in the fall and winter!

  Adaptation:
Privet honeysuckle grows on any well-drained site. It can take either full sun or partial shade. Where a branch of the plant touches the ground, it will root and slowly spread over time.

  Pests:
None reported.
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