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Michael Dirr
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| Lonicera maackii |
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Origin:
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Manchuria and Korea
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate to dry conditions.
Dirr says: "shows amazing shade tolerance and exists as an understory plant in some woodlands - where woodlands are consumed by aggressive honeysuckle"
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 3 to Zone 8
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 10' to 20'.
Dirr says: "large, upright-spreading, leggy deciduous shrub reaching 12 to 15' in height with a similar spread. Truly a noxious weed"
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Flowers:
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Color(s): White
Season(s):
Late Spring
Dirr says: "flowers are white changing to yellow, 1" long, May creeping into early June."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Red
Season(s):
Fall
Dirr says: "It appears that if other food is present, birds will pass over Amur Honeysuckle. The birds deposit the seed in old shrub borders, hedges, wasteland and before one knows it, Amur Honeysuckle has taken over."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "Truly a noxious weed"
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Other:
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Is Resistant to Drought
Is Resistant to Insects
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Lonicera maackii is hardy in these areas:| Alsip, IL | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | | Bronx, NY | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | | Canton, MI | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | | College Point, NY | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | | Easton, PA | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Emmaus, PA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Ferndale, MI | Florence, SC | | Flushing, NY | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Highland Park, MI | | Hunt Valley, MD | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | | Little Neck, NY | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Middle Village, NY | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newport News, VA | | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Parkville, MD | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Rego Park, NY | Ridgewood, NY | | Riverdale, IL | Rosedale, MD | Sparrows Point, MD | | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | Temperance, MI | | Towson, MD | Trenton, MI | Virginia Beach, VA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI | Woodside, NY |
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