What cultivar classifications does honeysuckle have? Introduction to common cultivar types

Honeysuckle, properly known as Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), has since ancient times been praised as a good medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying, with high medicinal value; besides this, it is also a fine ornamental plant. So do you know what cultivars it has? Follow the editor of Qinnong Web below to take a look at the cultivar classifications of honeysuckle.

What cultivar classifications does honeysuckle have

There are many honeysuckle cultivars, and we always see that after how many years of cultivation some company has finally bred a certain model of honeysuckle, some No. 1, some type A; in fact, these are all just for grabbing attention, and the true honeysuckle has only the following cultivars:

1. Mountain honeysuckle

Mountain honeysuckle is a deciduous vine, properly known as Lonicera confusa, mostly growing by streams, in open thin forests or in shrub thickets; it is produced in southern regions such as Anhui, Zhejiang, Hunan and Hubei, and is also distributed in Taiwan, China and in Guangdong and Guangxi.

2. Damaohua

The name sounds rustic and unremarkable, but it is the oldest honeysuckle cultivar; Pingyi County in Shandong, known as the hometown of honeysuckle, has 60% of its planting area under Damaohua. After several hundred years of selection and cultivation, it is extremely tolerant of drought and poor soil, suitable for planting in poor mountainous areas, and its flower yield is also extremely high, far exceeding the yield of other cultivars.

3. Tree-form honeysuckle

Also known as four-season honeysuckle, it is a woody plant; it is a cultivar selected and improved from Damaohua, and has developed well in Shandong, Henan and Hebei.

4. Lazy Man honeysuckle

Lazy Man honeysuckle is also a woody plant, obtained by grafting tree-form honeysuckle; the specific location and time cannot be verified.

5. Red honeysuckle

Red honeysuckle, as the name implies, has flowers different in color from those of other honeysuckles; its flower color is red and white, very special, and it is a mutant of tree-form honeysuckle.

The above is an introduction to honeysuckle cultivars; the cultivars of honeysuckle are just the several above, and other so-called models are mostly cultivars obtained by grafting them. The above content is brought to you by the editor of Qinnong Web; to learn more related content please follow us.