Scientific name: Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata

Common name: privet honeysuckle

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 2 feet tall and 8 feet wide

Form: low, spreading

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: purple berries; singular. Insignificant flowers

Limitations: none

Suitable uses: Grown as ground cover. Tough. Low maintenance. Knits together very well.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. China. Small, tidy leaves, lanceolate. Purple berries.