Lonicera x purpusii Bill Cawthon untroubled by clay or standing

untroubled by clay or standing water as long as the soil stays acid

uncrowded site in moist but well-drained

upright specimen for a sunny

brief flooding

the evergreen wisteria

Lonicera x purpusii Bill Cawthon untroubled by clay or standingIn the dead of winter, when the garden asks for little and gives less, Lonicera purpusii answers with perfume. This winter honeysuckle is a hybrid of two Chinese species, Lonicera fragrantissima and Lonicera standishii, and carries the best of both: small, creamy white, tubular flowers that open along the bare stems from late winter into early spring, throwing a clean, lemon sweet fragrance that carries yards on a mild day. The cross arose before 1920