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Lonicera similis is a large, twining, semi-evergreen honeysuckle from western China, often grown as the variety delavayi (Delavay honeysuckle) and treated by some authorities as synonymous with it. Give it a sunny or partly shaded spot with support to climb on, and it will reward you with fragrant late-summer flowers.
Lonicera similis is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Western China. This honeysuckle is known in cultivation by the variety delavayi (the Delavay honeysuckle) which is reported by some authorities to be synonymous with L. similis itself. It is a large, twining, semi-evergreen shrub growing to 8 m (26 ft) tall by 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad, with a profusion of fragrant tubular flowers opening white and ageing to yellow, in late summer and autumn. The flowers are followed by black berries. The Latin specific epithet similis means "similar to". It is similar in appearance to L. japonica, but larger and more robust. The name delavayi honours the French missionary and botanist Père Jean Marie Delavay (1834-1895).
Lonicera similis var. delavayi is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lonicera similis 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.
