Outstanding Qualities

A great addition for smaller spaces, Twiggy boxleaf honeysuckle is a more petite version of Lonicera ‘Baggesen’s Gold’; in fact, it is a sport of the latter. This dwarf shrub has a mounding habit with arching branches and the foliage generally has a golden sheen, but depending on the amount of sunlight, the leaves may take on a “platinum blond” coloration with more sun to more of a chartreuse in shadier situations. Supposedly, there can be tiny white flowers in spring followed by purple black berries in autumn, however, this is seemingly more of a rare occurrence. In areas where winters are milder, the foliage will normally be evergreen, but in colder winter climates the plant may be deciduous.