Lonicera nitida 'Baggesens Gold'
Common name: 
Baggesen's Gold Box Honeysuckle
Pronunciation: 
lon-ISS-er-a ni-TI-da
Family: 
Caprifoliaceae
Genus: 
Lonicera
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) high, mounded habit, dense, branches nodding.  Leaves small, new leaves golden, fade to yellowish green, may show better color in cooler climates.
  • Sun to light shade.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (6)7     Developed by J. H. Baggesen, Kent, England, 1967.
  • Corvallis: First Alternative Co-op, 29th St. and Grant Ave.
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  • plant habit, sheared

    plant habit, sheared

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    leafy shoots

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    branches and leaves