Chèvrefeuille

The chèvrefeuilles (kind Lonicera ) are shrubs or lianas, with null and void or persistent sheets, flowers laid out in side pairs or final inflorescences.
Sa flower can be regular or with 2 lips with the higher than 4 lobes.
Ses fruits is bays.

One knows of them approximately 180 species in the moderate areas of the northern hemisphere and the subtropics.

Chèvrefeuille which is a natural Liane écotone S and Lisière S are often used to form hedges décorative.

The principal attraction of chèvrefeuilles is them Parfum which with the property to be especially exhaled the night, at which time they attract the night butterflies (Noctuelle S in particular), specialized in the fecundation of this species.
Lor aspect is sometimes hirsute and their obstruction can pose problem if they lack space. They require a released site and a support (wall, grid, netting, trees with low branches where they can deploy all their strength.

Site

Full sun in the light shade.

Multiplication

By sowing-hard wood cutting in summer. It is necessary to regenerate the old seedlings by folding back them on the level of the ground. To cut the stems which overflow of space available.

Species of the kind Lonicera

European Flora

Lonicera alpigena - Chèvrefeuille of the Alps
Lonicera arborea
Lonicera will biflora
Lonicera caerulea - blue Chèvrefeuille
Lonicera caprifolium - Chèvrefeuille of the gardens
Lonicera etrusca
Lonicera fragrantissima
Lonicera glutinosa
Lonicera hellenica
Lonicera implexa
Lonicera japonica - Chèvrefeuille of Japan
Lonicera will nigra - black Chèvrefeuille
Lonicera nummulariifolia
Lonicera periclymenum - Chèvrefeuille wood
Lonicera pileata
Lonicera pyrenaica
Lonicera spendida
Lonicera tatarica - Chèvrefeuille of Tartarie
Lonicera xylosteum - Chèvrefeuille of the hedges

Asian Flora

Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim. - Chèvrefeuille of Maack

External bonds

Simple: Honeysuckle

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