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Caprifoliaceae
Himalayan Honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa
Exotic allure.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Leycesteria
- Native to
- Himalayas, Southwestern China
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 4-8 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Named after William Leycester, a judge in Bengal who was a keen horticulturist in the early 1800s.
- The dark purple berries are edible and taste like toffee or caramel, giving it the name 'chocolate berry.'
- Pheasants are strongly attracted to the berries, earning it the alternate name 'pheasant berry.'
- The hollow bamboo-like stems were used as makeshift flutes by children in the Himalayas.
- It is considered invasive in New Zealand, Australia, and parts of the United Kingdom.
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