Lonicera pileata

• Common Name - privet honeysuckle
• Botanical Name - Lonicera pileata
• Family - Caprifoliaceae
• Bud - opposite
• Stem/Bark - exfoliating, multi-stem
• Leaf - simple, lanceolate shape, acute apex, cuneate base, entire margin
• Flower -flowers paired, perfect, funnelform, white, April - May
• Fruit - berry, true, violet, June
• Habit - horizontal, spreading, stiffly upright
• Form - round
• Size - 0.4-0.7 m
• Culture - full sun/part shade, well drained soil
• Use - ground cover, mass planting, spring interest