Abelia ‘Edward Goucher’
Common name: glossy abelia
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 1.5 m tall by 2 m wide
Form: suckering shrub, rounded
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: rich well-drained soil
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: semi-evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: pink tubular corolla, calyx persistent, flowers at tips of lateral branches
Limitations: must be pruned at the right time, brittle stems
Suitable uses: sun plant, hedge
ID description: wiry, brittle stems, foliage has bronze tinge when young
Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata
Common name: privet honeysuckle
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 5
Mature height and spread: 3 m tall x 5 m across
Form: tall ground cover, twiggy, spreading
Water use: irrigation in summer, not drought tolerant in sun
Soil requirements: well-drained
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: tiny, purple, fleshy berries, creamy white flowers
Limitations:
Suitable uses: versatile and adaptable ground cover
ID description: small tough leaves, dark green
Lonicera acuminata
Common name: evergreen honeysuckle
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 20 ft tall and mature size
Form: sprawling habit
Water use: medium to low
Soil requirements: well-drained,
Leaf arrangement: opposite pairs
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: beautiful flowers- look like honeysuckle, fragrant, black-blue berries
Limitations: can be aggressive
Suitable uses: usually grown on trellis
ID description: leaf tip long and pointed, very little hairs on vein of back of leaf and on margins, bright green leaves, lanceolate- 8-15 cm long, sharp pointed buds
