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Lonicera (hispidula)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Caprifoliaceae
Family Common Name: Honeysuckle Family
Scientific Name: Lonicera hispidula (Benth.) Gray vacillans (Benth.) Gray
Common Name: Pink Honeysuckle
Species Code: LONHIS
Ecotype: Presidio, California
General Distribution: L. hispidula var. vacillans is found along streams and wooded slopes, mostly below 2,500 feet elevation in the coast rnages and the Sierran foothills; from Southern oregon to Riverside County, and Santa Cruz and Santa Catalina islands, California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: vegetative
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 4 inch pot
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Cutting length is 10 cm (4 inches).
Propagule Processing: Cuttings are kept moist and cool prior to treatment.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cuutinga are struck in flats containing 1:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
200 Cuttings are struck 0.25 inch deep per flat.

% Rooting: N/A
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats are kept in the greenhouse and watered with an automatic mist system and on a heated bench until roots are fully developed.
Establishment Phase: Planting Method: Transplanting Cuttings.

Cuttings are transplanted to individual containers (4 inch pots) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand. Cuttings are placed in the shadehouse.
Transplant Survival averages 50%.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Lonicera hispidula (Benth.) Gray plants 4 inch pot; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.