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lonicera canadensis
American Fly Honeysuckle
| Family |
| Caprioliaceae |
| Genus |
| lonicera |
| Species |
| canadensis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3-4 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 10-18 |
| Height |
| 2 m |
| Spread |
| 2m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Tall vine like bush with opposite branches. Light green leafs, pale yellow flowers and berry-like red fruit. |
| Cultivation |
| Best growth occurs when planted in full sun,with times of shade. well drained, loamy soil, usually leaving a space between plantings to allow for spreading. It can tolerate wind, some drought and some exposed conditions |
| Shape |
| Tall bush not to crowded almost vine like. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Colour, pale greenish yellow. Leaves, thin, downy beneath when young, on somewhat hairy, short petioles, opposite, oblong or ovate, fringed around the margins. Calyx, with very short teeth. Corolla, funnel-form, with a slight, spur-like swelling at base, 3/4 of an inch long, with 5 nearly equal lobes. Fruit, not united, of 2 separate, bright red berries. April to June. |
| Pests |
| Does not suffer from any major pests or disease or browse |
| Habitat |
| Pennsylvania to Michigan, Wisconsin, and northward. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Reddish grey, small peeling and shredding on larger stems. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Red berry-like bud close together usually attached. similar to cherries but smaller and closer together. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple and opposite. Hairless except the edges of the leafs have very fine hairs. Bright green on top, pale on the . |
| Flower Description |
| Somewhat long white, bell- or funnel-shaped, 5 lobes, 2.5 cm long, hanging towards the ground in pairs from a 2.5 cm long, green stem, that shows up in late spring, almost covered by leaves. |
| Fruit Description |
| Red-orange berries often paired together; with a tapering point, to 1 cm in length which ripen in mid to late summer. |
| Colour Description |
| Light green leaves with a reddish grey bark. Pale yellow flowers. |
| Propagation |
| Roots quickly from cuttings and is successfully propagated from seed. |
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