Japanese name: アルタイヒョウタンボク Scientific name:Lonicera tatarica
[Overview]
A deciduous shrub.
It branches well.
The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate to elliptic, about 3–6 cm long, with entire margins.
The flowers are borne in pairs in the leaf axils.
The flowers are two-lipped, 1.5 cm long, and white to red.
Five stamens protrude far out.
The fruit is a spherical berry that ripens red to orange.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.
It prefers fertile, sunny, well-drained soil.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient unless summer brings a long spell of sunny weather and the soil becomes severely dry.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
