Lonicera nitida
Box Honeysuckle
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Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Description
L. nitida is native to southwestern China. It's branches are densely packed with tiny, egg-shaped, shiny dark green leaves that may turn bronze to plum color in the winter. In the late spring or early summer, it produces flowers that are fragrant, creamy white tubes. It also bears translucent blue-purple berries.
Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Blooming
Most Honeysuckles are known for their dual-clustered, intensely fragrant flowers, which come in a variety of colors, such as creamy white, yellow, orange, and red. Blooms attract hummingbirds. Flowers are followed by red or orange berries.
Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Growth
Honeysuckles are a group of evergreen, semi evergreen and deciduous shrubs and vines. Generally, they need full sun or partial shade in warmer climates.
Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Planting
Propagate Honeysuckles with cuttings. Semi-ripe cuttings for evergreen species in summer, and greenwood cuttings (in summer) or hardwood cuttings (in fall) for deciduous species. Hardy species can be planted through seeds, when ripe, in containers in a cold frame (for protection).
Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Pest
Leaf rollers, aphids, and scale insects. Other problems include powdery mildew, dieback, leaf spots, and blights, all of which are quite common.
Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Interesting facts
Honeysuckles grow in a variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Their berries can cause stomach upset if consumed.
Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) - Soil and irrigation
Honeysuckles require good drainage. Shrub species grow in any soil. Climbers need fertile, humus-rich soil that is kept moist.
