CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian Honeysuckle

Leaves  - Opposite, simple, entire, 2 1/2” long, ovate to oblong ovate, apex usually pointed, base
              slightly heart shaped or rounded, green above, paler beneath, essentially hairless.

Twigs - Hairless, pith brown, usually hollow in the center

Flowers - Pink to white not becoming yellow with age, about 3/4” long, June. Flower tube
              shorter than spreading lobes.

Fruit - Small globular, red, sometimes slightly united at base and a berry in July and August.

Growth Habit - Medium sized upright bushy, twiggy shrub of a vigorous growth.

                  HABIT                                                                 FLOWER                                                               LEAF

                         FRUIT                                                                                  BUDS                                                                                    STEM

                HABIT                                                                  FLOWER                                                                                     FRUIT