Scientific name: Lonicera acuminata

Common name:  evergreen honeysuckle

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 6-30m tall, very wide.

Form: spreading, climber

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: blue drupe. Pairs of flowers; 3cm long, creamy

Limitations: vigorous

Suitable uses: easy to grow, adaptable. Nice on chain link fence.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Climber. Europe. Simple. Opposite. Fuzzy stems and very soft feeling leaves and stems. Matted leaf texture.