Leycesteria formosa
- Product number: 594900
- Origin: Southwest China
- Latin: Leycesteria formosa
EDIBLE BERRIES! A beautiful subshrub, so named because the plants freeze back to the ground in a harsh winter. Annually, the plant grows to 1.5-2 m in a sunny to semi-shaded spot. The white flowers appear between beautiful hanging, purple-red bracts. Immediately after flowering, purple-red to almost black berries emerge, adorning the plant well into autumn! Birds love them, and when harvested very ripe, we can also eat the berries. Give the plant well-draining soil.
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Latin: Leycesteria formosa
Dutch: Fazantenbes (Pheasant Berry)
Also known as: Caramelbes (Caramel Berry) or Grootmoeders Oorbel (Grandmother's Earring)
English: Pheasant Berry, Himalayan Honeysuckle
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- Flower colour: White blossoms among purplish-red plumes
- Origin: Southwest China
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Leycesteria formosa
- Dutch: Pheasantry
- Also known as: Caramel Berry or Grandmother's Earring
- English: Pheasant Berry, Himalayan Honeysuckle
