Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata

Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata

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Common name: privet honeysuckle

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘RoyalCarpet’ ‘SilverLining’ ‘SilverBeauty’ ‘Hohenkrummer’

Mature height and spread:  3m; 4m

Form: evergreen shrub, open, low growing, spreading

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained soil

Leaf arrangement: small tidy leaves; lanceolate; opposite

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): not showy flowers; purple berries

Suitable uses:  ground cover

Quick ID description:  spreading; tiny lanceolate leaves; opposite

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