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Lonicera nitida
Box honeysuckle is a dense, glossy-leaved evergreen shrub widely clipped into low hedges and topiary. It grows best in fertile, well-drained soil and needs regular clipping to keep its shape.
Lonicera nitida is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. In English, it is sometimes given the common names box honeysuckle or Wilson's honeysuckle. It is widely used as a low hedging plant, and for topiary. It is also a popular low-maintenance ground cover plant for urban landscaping.
The species is native to China, in the area of Yunnan and West Sichuan, where it grows in scrub form along streams at 1,200–3,000 m (3,900–9,800 ft).
When planted, the species should be put in the full sun to light shade in fertile, well-drained soil. The species is more shade resistant than most honeysuckles. The species can tolerate drought and pollution.
Lonicera nitida takes clipping well and makes a small hedge. The cultivar 'Baggesen's Gold' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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