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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin
Eastern Asia

Types
Lonicera japonica

Number of Varieties
60 68

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

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-11

AHS Heat Zone
-

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
800.00 cm 47

Minimum Width
800.00 cm 25

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Black

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Oval

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Well drained

The pH of Soil
Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Winter, Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral

Soil Type
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
-

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Yes

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
-

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
Yes

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves

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

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Lonicera japonica

Common Name
Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

In Hindi
जापानी Honeysuckle

In German
Japanese Honeysuckle

In French
Chèvrefeuille japonais

In Spanish
madreselva japonesa

In Greek
Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

In Portuguese
Honeysuckle japonês

In Polish
wiciokrzew japoński

In Latin
CISSANTHEMOS Italica

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Dipsacales

Family
Caprifoliaceae

Genus
Lonicera

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
180 77

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Properties of Japanese Honeysuckle

Want to know the properties of Japanese Honeysuckle? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Japanese Honeysuckle is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation. Japanese Honeysuckle Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Japanese Honeysuckle Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Japanese Honeysuckle. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Japanese Honeysuckle physical information is as follows: 800.00 cm tall and 800.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle

Taking Japanese Honeysuckle Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Japanese Honeysuckle include pruning, which should be done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Japanese Honeysuckle

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Japanese Honeysuckle is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Japanese Honeysuckle is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are 60 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lonicera japonica. This plant's habitat is Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests and Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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