Alpine Honeysuckle, Alps Honeysuckle Lonicera alpigena

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Lonicera alpigena

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Genus:

Lonicera

Species:

alpigena

Common Name:

Alpine Honeysuckle, Alps Honeysuckle

Seeds Per Pound:
13,200
Quantity:
0.06 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
14
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
6 feet
Collection Locale:
Poland
Crop Year:
2021
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5
In Stock: 0.06 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 14 seeds)
$5.95
10 gram (~ 291 seeds)
$21.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Cold Stratify from 30 to 90 days.
In a Nutshell:
* Alpine Honeysuckle ( Lonicera alpigena L. ) is a species of honeysuckle native to mountain forests of Central and Southern Europe , sometimes cultivated as ornamental plant outside its native range. It is a deciduous shrub up to 2 m high, in late summer bearing conspicuous brilliant red inedible fruits superficially resembling cherries. L. glehnii F. Schmidt, which is native to Sakhalin , Kurile Islands , Hokkaido and Honshu , is sometimes considered as a geographically disjunct subspecies of Alpine Honeysuckle, L. alpigena L. subsp. glehnii (F. Schmidt) H. Hara. more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov