Botanical Name: Lonicera pileata
Common Name: box-leaved honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Distribution/Origin: China
Leaf/Bud: simple, opposite, glossy, rigid glossy leaf, evergreen
Flower/Inflorescence: small creamy white - not noticeable
Stem/Bark: redish-brown petiole
Fruit: purple berries
Fruit: purple berries
Size: height .5-1m, spread 1.5-2.5m
Habit: layered horizontal branching
Form: dense, mounding form
Culture: full sun - part shade, will grow anywhere except soil that is too moist and doesn't drain
Landscape Use: hedge, waste high, foundation planting
Notes: TOUGH PLANT - BULLET PROOF