Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, Féithleann álainn
Photographs: Co. Limerick

Himalayan honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa
Féithleann álainn
Family: Caprifoliaceae

Flowering: July-September. Deciduous shrub. Introduced.

Hanging reddish-pink flowers with purple-green bracts followed by inedible purple-black berries (enjoyed by birds). The opposite leaves are oval and pointed. Hollow stems become woody with age. To 2m.

Widespread in woodland, hedgerows, waste ground and on railway banks, roadsides and walls. Originally planted as ground-cover for pheasants.

Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, Féithleann álainn

Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, Féithleann álainn
Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, Féithleann álainn

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