Beloved for its extraordinarily fragrant winter blooms, Lonicera fragrantissima (Sweetest Honeysuckle) is a bushy deciduous shrub. From late winter to early spring, a profusion of highly fragrant, short-tubed, creamy-white flowers, lines up along each stem, before the leaves emerge. The budded branches may be cut for fragrant, indoor arrangements. The flowers give way to small, red berries which mature in late spring to early summer.

Bushy, this multi-stemmed flowering shrub has a spreading habit and sports smooth, oval, dark green leaves, which generally remain most of the winter unless the weather gets unusually cold. The rough-textured, pale tan or gray bark on old stems becomes prominent in winter for additional appeal.

• Grows up to 6-10 ft. tall and wide (180-300 cm)
• A full sun to part shade lover, this plant is best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Adapts to a wide range of soils, including clay soil, and dry soil, but prefers moist, loamy soils. Drought-tolerant when established.
• Great flowering shrub for beds and borders, coastal gardens, cottage gardens, or city gardens.
• Low maintenance, this plant is deer resistant and generally pest and disease free.
• Minimal pruning is required. Prune to shape after flowering.
• Propagate by semi-hardwood or hardwood cuttings
• Lonicera fragrantissima species is invasive in several US states, including Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. 
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• Native to China.