Lonicera involucrata |
Native Region: Pacific Northwest (Queen Charlotte Island collection)
Zone Range: 5-9
Preferred Climate: Sunny to shady sites; wet sites to well draining poor soils.
Harvest Date: Thursday 08 September, 2011
Seed count: 25-30
Description:
A deciduous shrubby member of the honeysuckle family reaching up to 3 meters in height with equal spread. Leaves are a dark blue-green and somewhat resemble magnolia leaves. Twin tubular yellow flowers are borne at nodes. Black shiny twin berries are set within purple/magenta bracts providing a very nice contrast.
Notes:
Seed limited. Berries loved by birds but very unpalatable to human tastes. Makes one great persistant dark purple dye judging from the stain left on my hands.
Cultivation:
Soak seed 24 hours then sow 4mm deep and tamp surface firm. Apply a fine mulch to retain moisture. Cold stratify 60-90 days then expose to Spring like conditions of 20 C for germination.
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