Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Perennial
Origin
Eastern Asia
World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Types
Lonicera japonica
-
Number of Varieties
6030
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands
Bluffs, Sandy stream banks, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-114-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
800.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
White, Purple, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter, Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Insects
Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments
Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Treatment of ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Lonicera japonica
IRIS cristata
Common Name
Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua
Crested Iris
In Hindi
जापानी Honeysuckle
कलगी आइरिस
In German
Japanese Honeysuckle
Crested Iris
In French
Chèvrefeuille japonais
Crested Iris
In Spanish
madreselva japonesa
Crested Iris
In Greek
Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα
Crested Iris
In Portuguese
Honeysuckle japonês
Crested Iris
In Polish
wiciokrzew japoński
Czubaty Iris
In Latin
CISSANTHEMOS Italica
iubatum Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Asparagales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Lonicera
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Irideae
Subfamily
-
Iridoideae
Number of Species
180210
1
27800
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