Botanical name: Lonicera nitida
Common name: Box Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Bushy, evergreen shrub small yellow-green leaves. Useful for hedging and topiary. Often used for bonsai. Dense, fast growing bush up to 5-6 ft tall. Mature plants develop heavy, thick trunks. Plant produces small white/cream flowers followed by purple berries.
Prefers full sun or partial shade. Easily controlled in height and form by pruning. Among the best evergreen shrubs for striking winter effects of foliage.
Similar plants: Lonicera nitida (Box Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera periclymenum (European Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera quinquelocularis (Translucent Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera sp. (Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera thibetica (Tibetan Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera x brownii (Coral Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera x heckrottii (Everblooming Honeysuckle)
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