Tartarian Honeysuckle

Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tartarica).
in flower, both white and pink forms
Mineral Springs station, Porter County. May 15, 2009.


Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii).
This is just beginning to flower. Amur honeysuckle flowers later than tartarian honeysuckle.
Mineral Springs station, Porter County. May 15, 2009.

Lonicera tartarica is much more prevalent in the duneland region than L. maackii. South of here it is the reverse, 99% L. maackii. The following pictures show some L. tartarica in the Lafayette area. It's not rare here but vastly outnumbered by the L. maackii which is everywhere.

Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tartarica).
by railroad tracks near Purdue airport May 2, 2009

Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii).
overgrown area east of gardens north of Purdue airport.
not flowering yet, the white flowers in the background is tartarian honeysuckle flowering. Amur honeysuckle has the larger more acuminate leaves. May 2, 2009.

Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tartarica).
at Bishop's Woods, Lafayette.
flowers in both the pink and the white forms. Each form is on a separate plant.
May 3, 2009
Closer look at same Bishop's Woods plant as above.