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Leycesteria formosa golden lanterns is.
Leycesteria formosa leaves. Formosa is a vigorous deciduous shrub with erect sea green stems bearing long pointed ovate leaves and pendulous racemes of white flowers with showy red purple bracts followed by deep purple berries. Well drained fertile soil. Genus leycesteria are deciduous shrubs with hollow stems simple leaves and terminal and axillary racemes of tubular flowers followed by fleshy berries details l. Golden lanterns golden lanterns is a vigorous upright thicket forming deciduous shrub with bright golden yellow heart shaped leaves and from summer into early autumn pendulous racemes of white flowers with burgundy bracts followed by red purple berries. Himalayan honeysuckle is a woody shrub often included in the perennial border. Proper planting pruning and caring for it ensures its proper development. Proper planting pruning and caring for it ensures its proper development.
Deciduous heart shaped leaves red wine red. The himalayan honeysuckle or leycesteria formosa is a beautiful flower shrub. Each flower is small white subtended by a purple bract. Leycesteria formosa golden lanterns can suffer from some die back after severe cold. Leycesteria formosa golden lanterns from burncoose nurseries available online to buy information. Leycesteria formosa is a robust and easily grown shrub native to china and tibet which attracts a wealth of wildlife. It also appears on environmental weed lists for the nsw north coast region and the wider sydney and blue mountains region.
The fruit is a soft purple black berry 1 cm diameter eaten by birds which disperse the seeds. The leaves are opposite dark green 6 18 cm long and 4 9 cm broad with an entire or wavy margin. It s an extremely handsome shrub with a long season of interest bearing shapely leaves trailing white and claret flowers from mid to late summer followed by reddish purple berries in autumn. The himalayan honeysuckle or leycesteria formosa is a beautiful flower shrub. Leycesteria formosa golden lanterns dislikes very wet soils with frequent standing. The flowers are produced on 5 10 cm long pendulous racemes. Plants produce upright bamboo like hollow stems of a beautiful powdery grey colour.
Best in partial shade. Himalayan honeysuckle leycesteria formosa is also becoming an increasing problem in the blue mountains region in central new south wales. Leycesteria is an easy to grow deciduous shrub which is hardy and quick growing. Full sun or light dappled shade.