Common Name:
Winter Honeysuckle

Scientific Name:
Lonicera x purpusii

Type:
hardy shrub

Habit:
vase-shaped with rounded crown

Flowers:
The nickel-sized, waxy, creamy-white flowers with prominent yellow anthers have a lemon-scented fragrance.

A red berry sometimes develops from the flowers, which attracts birds.

The first buds open on bare stems in early December and will continue to bloom until late January or longer.

Foliage:
Bluish-green