Winter Honeysuckle

Winter Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

Honeysuckle Family (Capifoliaceae)

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▲ shrub located at southwest corner of Carrington Hall on MSU campus

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Location on campus: southwest corner of Carrington Hall; also on south side of gravel parking lot south of Grand between Kings and Dollison streets

Lonicera fragrantissima: Winter Honeysuckle

• leaves simple, opposite, semi-evergreen, ovate with slight point at leaf tip; about 1-3" long and about 2/3 as wide; leaf surfaces dark green to blue green and glabrous
• stems slender, light brown, somewhat shiny with white pith
• flowers creamy white, about 2" diameter, very fragrant; produced in mid to late winter
• rounded growth habit growing 6-10' tall and wide
• prefers full sun to partial shade, soil adaptable except to very wet soils
• medium to fast growth rate