Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Shrub List #1
J. E. Klett

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian Honeysuckle

Leaves  - Opposite, simple, entire, 2½ inches long, ovate to oblong ovate, apex usually pointed, base slightly heart shaped or rounded, green above, paler beneath, essentially hairless.

Twigs - Hairless, pith brown, usually hollow in the center

Flowers - Pink to white not becoming yellow with age, about ¾ inches long, June. Flower tube shorter than spreading lobes.

Fruit - Small globular, red, sometimes slightly united at base and a berry in July and August.

Growth Habit - Medium sized upright bushy, twiggy shrub of a vigorous growth.

HABIT	FLOWER	LEAF	BUDS
FRUIT		STEM