Japanese Honeysuckle, Gold-and-Silver Flower Lonicera japonica - Nintooa japonica

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Botanical Name:

Lonicera japonica

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Genus:

Lonicera

Species:

japonica

Common Name:

Japanese Honeysuckle, Gold-and-Silver Flower

Height:

25-30 feet

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

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Lonicera japonica

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Characteristics

Flowering Vine

Fragrant

Ground Cover

Evergreen Plant

Medicinal

Wildlife Food

Vine

Weed

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:

* The Japanese Honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ; Suikazura ? ? or ????? in Japanese) is a species of honeysuckle native eastern Asia including Japan , Korea , northern and eastern China , and Taiwan , which is a major invasive species in North America . It is a twining vine able to climb up to 10 metres (33 ft) high or more in trees , with opposite, simple oval leaves 3–8 centimetres (1.2–3.1 in) long and 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.2 in) broad. The flowers are double-tongued, opening white and fading to yellow, and sweetly scented. more...

* A very vigorous climbing plant, it makes a good dense ground cover plant where it has the space to run over the ground but it will swamp smaller plants. more...

Wiki description:

The Japanese Honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ; Suikazura スイカズラ／吸い葛 in Japanese ; Jinyinhua in Chinese ; 忍冬 in Chinese and Japanese) is a species of honeysuckle native to eastern Asia including China (northern and eastern P.R.China and Taiwan ), Japan , and Korea . It is a twining vine able to climb up to 10 metres (33 ft) high or more in trees , with opposite, simple oval leaves 3–8 centimetres (1.2–3.1 in) long and 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.2 in) broad. The flowers are double-tongued, opening white and fading to yellow, and sweetly vanilla scented. The fruit is a globose [ clarification needed ] dark blue berry 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in) diameter containing numerous seeds .

Pfaf description:

Physical Characteristics Â Lonicera japonica is an evergreen Climber growing to 5 m (16ft) by 5 m (16ft) at a fast rate. It is hardy to zone 4. It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Jun to July. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Moths. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires dry or moist soil.

Usda description:

More info on http://plants.usda.gov

Usda description:

More info on http://plants.usda.gov

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