Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000901
11/12/99
Lonicera tatarica--Tatarian Honeysuckle
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Height: 10 ft Spread: 10 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Pink, red, white
Fruit: Orange, red, yellow
Comments: Tatarian Honeysuckle (Vis. 4) is a tolerant,
reliable shrub with good flowering and fruiting habits. It
grows in sun or partial shade and any garden soil. The
fragrant pink, red or white flowers are produced in
mid-spring. The red, orange or yellow fruit (Vis. 5) is
most ornamental during the summer. Fruit and flower colors
vary with the cultivar.
Cultivars:
'Arnold Red' - Dark red flowers and red fruit.
x 'Freedom' - A hybrid with white flowers (Vis. 1) and
red fruit that is reported to have resistance to the
honeysuckle witches broom aphid.
x 'Honeyrose' - A hybrid with red flowers (Vis. 2) and
resistance to the honeysuckle witches broom aphid.
'Rosea' - Pink flowers (Vis. 3).
'Zabelii' - Red flowers.
References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Princeton Nurseries 1997, J. Frank Schmidt
and Son 1997, Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Monrovia Nursery
Company 1997, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery
1999, Gee Farms 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999, Carlton
Plants 1999.
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