Himalayan Honeysuckle - Leycesteria formosa
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Himalayan Honeysuckle - Leycesteria formosa | dylan | Keynsham Memorial Park | 7 Sep 2022, 4:15 p.m. | 6 Jul 2022, 3:01 p.m. | |
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Himalayan Honeysuckle - Leycesteria formosa | dylan | Bristol | 13 Oct 2023, 7:44 p.m. | 2 May 2023, 12:07 p.m. |
Species Description
Stace 4:
Leycesteria formosa Wall. - Himalayan Honeysuckle.
Stems erect, to 2m; leaves 5-18cm, ovate, acuminate at apex; bracts 12-35mm; corolla 10-20mm, pinkish-purple; fruit purple, subglobose, about 1cm; (2n=18). Neophyte-naturalised; woods, shrubberies and rough ground, often appearing unexpectedly from bird-sown seed; scattered more or less throughout British Isles; Himalayas.