Japanese Honeysuckle

Sweet Olive

About Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive

Japanese Honeysuckle

Sweet Olive

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-116-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 8

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

800.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Oval, Finely Dentate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Winter, Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Semi-hardwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove no more than one-third of each branch

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer

All-purpose dry fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

No serious insect or disease problems

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Nematodes

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

Antitussive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lonicera japonica

OSMANTHUS fragrans

7.2 Common Name

Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

7.2.1 In Hindi

जापानी Honeysuckle

Sweet Olive

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Honeysuckle

Sweet Olive

7.2.3 In French

Chèvrefeuille japonais

Olive douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

madreselva japonesa

Oliva dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

γλυκό Ελιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Honeysuckle japonês

Olive doce

7.2.7 In Polish

wiciokrzew japoński

słodki Olive

7.2.8 In Latin

CISSANTHEMOS Italica

Dulce Olive

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Caprifoliaceae

Oleaceae

8.6 Genus

Lonicera

Osmanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Oleeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

18015

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive? We provide you with everything About Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive. Japanese Honeysuckle doesn't have thorns and Sweet Olive doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Honeysuckle does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Honeysuckle has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation and Sweet Olive has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive

Season and care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Honeysuckle season is Summer and Sweet Olive season is Summer. The type of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Well drained and for Sweet Olive is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Neutral and for Sweet Olive is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive Physical Information

Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Honeysuckle height is 800.00 cm and width 800.00 cm whereas Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive are as follows:

Japanese Honeysuckle flower color: White and Yellow
Japanese Honeysuckle leaf color: Green
Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange
Sweet Olive leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Sweet Olive include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Honeysuckle pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch. In summer Japanese Honeysuckle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Olive needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.