Plant Details
Lonicera nitida
Box Honeysuckle
Exposure:
Part Shade
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Minimum 4 feet , Maximum 5 feet
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Very useful evergreen shrub with small, roundish leaves, glossy and dark green, on densely branched structures. To 4-5' tall and wide and easily pruned or sheared as a finely textured hedge. Grown primarily for the foliage but occasionally produces small, white flowers in spring that become black berries. For sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Prefers summer moisture but, tolerates some summer drought in shady sites. Frost hardy to 0 °F USDA zone 7.
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3 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Dinsdale Nursery | Sherwood, OR | Email now | 503-925-9292 | Container: 1 |
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| Hochstein Nursery LLC | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-357-5651 | Container: 2 | |
| Loen Nursery Inc. | Woodburn, OR | Email now | 503-982-6300 | Container: 2 |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
Excellent for hedging, this dense small-medium shrub grows quickly ; responds well to clipping; also useful for bonsai with its tiny leaves. Sun-PSh/Med
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