Scientific Name: Lonicera maackii
Common Name: Amur honeysuckle
Native Range: Eastern Asia
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant type & Form: Deciduous shrub
Height: 10.00 to 15.00 feet
Spread: 10.00 to 15.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: tubular, two-lipped, very fragrant summer white flowers (1″ wide at throat) that age to yellow
Bark:
Fruit: juicy, dark red berries which are inedible to humans but loved by birds who help spread the seed
Leaf: tapered, ovate to lanceolate, medium to dark green leaves (to 3″ long)
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Soil type & pH: average
Maintenance: Medium
Suggested Use: None. Invasive.
Tolerates: Deer, Drought, Heavy Shade, Black Walnut
Notes: This plant is listed as a noxious weed in one or more Midwestern states and should not be moved or grown under conditions that would involve danger of dissemination. It has been banned in Connecticut, prohibited in Massachusetts and designated as a Class B noxious weed in Vermont.
Identification notes: It is distinguished from other honeysuckles by its short pedicils (nearly sessile flowers and berries).
