EcoFlora - Lonicera x heckrottii

Lonicera x heckrottii Rehder [×americana × sempervirens]
Family: Caprifoliaceae	vPlants Resources The Morton Arboretum Shrub Leaves: opposite, egg-shaped, with a waxy coating (glaucous). The leaves of the flowering shoots are merely stalkless or the uppermost fused into a disk. Flowers: in whorls of three or more, on a 1 - 3 cm long stalk. Calyx short, five-lobed. Corolla scarlet, 3.5 - 5 cm long, tubular, five-lobed (lobes more or less equal). Stamens five. Fruit: a few-seeded berry, in clusters, reddish. Twigs: hairless. Form: sprawling to upright. Similar species: Lonicera dioica, L. prolifera, and L. sempervirens differ by being climbing shrubs or vines. Also, the corollas of L. dioica and L. prolifera do not grow larger than 3 cm long. Flowering: mid-June to mid-September Habitat and ecology: Escaped from cultivation and found along highways. Occurence in the Chicago region: non-native Etymology: Lonicera is named after Adam Lonicer (1528-1586), a German botanist and author. Author: The Morton Arboretum
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