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Plants Matching leycesteria formosa

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(Himalayan Honeysuckle)

This medium-sized deciduous shrub from the Himalayas provides summer and fall display with its conspicuous flower bracts and fruits.

The hollow, arching, blue-green stems of this fast-growing shrub are furnished with paired, bright green, oval leaves. Spikes of large conspicuous maroon bracts give rise to small white tubular flowers in summer and early fall. The green berries that follow the flowers mature to red and then purple. Hummingbirds visit the flowers for nectar, and the bitter-tasting...

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Mark A. Miller

(Golden Lanterns™ Honeysuckle, Himalayan Honeysuckle)

Providing spring to fall display with its colorful foliage, flower bracts, and berries, Golden Lanterns is a selection of Leycesteria formosa, a medium-sized deciduous shrub from the Himalayas.

The hollow, arching, blue-green stems of this fast-growing shrub are furnished with paired, yellow-green, oval leaves that are copper-tinged when young. Spikes of large conspicuous maroon bracts give rise to small white tubular flowers in summer and early fall. The green berries that follow...