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Leycesteria formosa |
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| Common name |
Himalayan honeysuckle |
| Family |
caprifoliaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z7-10) |
| Flowers |
pink/white (late summer - fall) |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
Deciduous shrub whose tubular flowers are framed by red bracts. They are replaced by edible brown berries. Supposedly, they are not quite hardy in our zone 6 garden in Pennsylvania, but I tried them nonetheless, and was pleased to see that the majority of my 2014 seedlings made it through winter (which was not particularly mild, with some sub-zero temperatures). The picture at right shows a seedling: the purplish coloration to the leaves developed after moving the plants out from the basement into the open garden.
Spring regrowth on the saplings came from low on the stems, higher up was dead. So it looks like it will grow as a die-back shrub here. I wasn't sure if it would bloom on new wood, so I was pleasantly surprised to see the first flower in mid-August.
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| | Second-year seed-grown plant of 'Golden Lanterns' in our Houston garden |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: foundation border Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Jeanette Broekhuis | Aug 15, 2014 | Has this one grown for you? I've just been given a nice good-sized plant by a neighbor after I admired it blooming profusely in many places in her garden. I'm trying to decide where to put it.
So far, the seedlings have grown nicely. The real test will be the winter – if we have a cold one, my plants likely won't survive. |
- Seed from HPS/MAG '13/'14 exchange. Baggy 70F (68%G, 16-18d). Also baggy 35F (4w) - 70F (82%G, 9-15d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (3w) - 70F (90%G, 14-17d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (3w) - 70F (no G, 14d).
Also seed for 'Golden Lanterns' from NARGS '17/'18 exchange. Baggy 70F (90%G, 9-12d)
- Seed for 'Golden Lanterns' as above. Baggy 70F (72%G, 13d)
Appears to germinate best with a short cold stage.
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