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Lonicera periclymenum

Botanic Family

Caprifoliaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Woodbine
• Honeysuckle
• English Honeysuckle
• Common Honeysuckle

Geographical Habitats

• S Europe
• Asia Minor
• Caucasus
• W. Asia.
• Morocco

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• hedges
• scrubland
• woodland
• wasteland. Cultivated as an ornamental

Flowering Times

• May-Jun Summer Jun-Sep (GB)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Sep (GB)

Deciduous woody twining climbing shrub with fragrant 50mm red & yellow-white flowers in terminal heads, corolla deep red or buff, fruit red berries, sometimes downy leaves

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• Bradshaw 1996
• FONZ
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• FOBI
• Botanicus