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Lonicera nigra

Lonicera nigra
Photo: Nicolás Joseph Jacquin, Public domain

Lonicera nigra, the black-berried honeysuckle, is a deciduous bush honeysuckle from the mountains of central and southern Europe. It is a hardy, low-maintenance shrub suited to cool temperate gardens, grown mainly for its dark berries and early flowers.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, especially in the first years, and keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, fertile loam; tolerates lime.
Temperature
-25 to 25 °C; very cold hardy
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: The berries and other parts of honeysuckle shrubs contain saponins and other compounds that can cause stomach upset if eaten in quantity.
Native range
Mts. of C. & S. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Lonicera nigra, known in English as black-berried honeysuckle is a bush honeysuckle native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.

Other Lonicera plants

Fragrant Grove Honeysuckle · Western white honeysuckle · Alpine honeysuckle · Arizona honeysuckle · Sweetberry honeysuckle · American fly honeysuckle · Italian woodbine · Lonicera cerviculata · Orange Honeysuckle · Purpleflower honeysuckle · Limber honeysuckle · Etruscan honeysuckle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lonicera nigra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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