This semi evergreen shrub has multiple upright arching stems that form a bushy rounded crown. It has dull dark green oval leaves and the creamy-white tube-shaped fragrant flowers appear in early spring followed by red berries.

Hardiness zones 4 to 10

Lonicera fragrantissimais naturally found in China growing in well-drained moderately fertile moist soils. It tolerates an open sunny position and is drought tender but frost resistant.

Winter Honeysuckle is a hardy shrub that is grown for its fragrant flowers and is used as a specimen in small gardens or in shrub borders for screening. It is suitable for cool inland regions and establishes in 3 to 5 years. It may also be trimmed to form a hedge or can be trained to cover a wall and climb over pergolas. ID 1743

Lonicera(luh-NIS-er-a)fragrantissima(fray-gran-TISS-ih-muh)

Caprifoliaceae (cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee)