Question: This is an 8-10' hedge shrub next to some honeysuckle that has been growing for years in the shade among …
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Question
This is an 8-10' hedge shrub next to some honeysuckle that has been growing for years in the shade among old-time plantings in the yard of my house in Newcastle, ME. It has just started flowering. Leaves are opposite and entire, and the flower is irregular. I have not had luck figuring out the species using GoBotany tools. Can you identify it? Thanks.
Answer
Dear Whitepine, the shrub is Kolkwitzia amabilis (beautybush), a species in the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family). The flowers with five corolla lobes, but only four stamens, and bristly ovaries are useful identification features. Thank you for posting.
