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| synonyms: Giant Burmese Honeysuckle, Giant Honeysuckle |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Evergreen |
| size: Climbers |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Summer |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| plants for a purpose: Scented flowers, Trees and shrubs with decorative yellow/greenish flowers |
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Lonicera hildebrandiana Collett & Hemsl. (Caprifoliaceae) Giant Burmese Honeysuckle, Giant Honeysuckle A strong-growing evergreen climber with leathery leaves and long narrow scented flowers, native of Manipur to the Shan states in Burma and east to Yunnan, flowering in summer. Climber to 25m. Leaves broadly ovate, to 12cm long, 10cm across. Flowers 10–16cm long, opening whitish, changing to yellow and orange as they fade. Fruit to 2.5cm long. The largest but most tender honeysuckle, surviving outdoors on Tresco and the Riviera. Min. -3°C. Z9. |
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