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Leycesteria formosa

Common Name:
Himalayan honeysuckle
Plant Type:
Deciduous shrub
Family:
Caprifoliaceae (The Honeysuckle Family)
Geographic Origin:
China and Taiwan
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
To 6 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
walls and fences
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
Cream
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

Partridge berry. Arching shrub. Creamy white flowers with red bracts in drooping clusters, maroon to black fruits attrac