Caprifoliaceae? Shrub for ID please

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    greenfingerslad Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello all, new here. this is a shrub growing in a hedgerow. It is deciduous, highly scented. The flowers remind me of something in Caprifoliaceae - although I can't pt a name to it. There are hairs in he throat of the calyx. The leaves are borne both in pairs and occasionally as a whorl of three - they are simple, glabrous, and small. Any help much appreciated. Sorry for the rubbish phone picture! Thanks!

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    The leaf shape is wrong and V. x bodnantense has larger leaves. Plus the flowers are in loose clusters rather than tight ones. This is definitely a tricky one :)
     
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    My first thought was one of the evergreen Daphnes, something like Jacqueline Postil, but the leaves are too dark green for her.
    How tall was it?
     
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    I'd agree that it has the look of a Daphne about it - but it has 5 petals so it can't be. This one really has me stumped.
     
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    Lonicera syringantha, YES! that is it! thank you very much. I was thinking lonicera looking at the leaves, but could never 'come up with the goods' thank you. Never heard of this one - no wonder I didn't know it. Also, the syringantha epithet is amusing to me as I also thought it looked like a Lilac - but it obviously wasn't due to the number of petals. Still, at least I was right with the family....
    Thanks again Silver Surfer! :):ThankYou:
     
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    Lonicera syringantha, YES! that is it! thank you very much. I was thinking lonicera looking at the leaves, but could never 'come up with the goods' thank you. Never heard of this one - no wonder I didn't know it. Also, the syringantha epithet is amusing to me as I also thought it looked like a Lilac - but it obviously wasn't due to the number of petals. Still, at least I was right with the family....
    Thanks again Silver Surfer! :):ThankYou:
     
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    Glad to help.
    I love honeysuckles.
    We grow several "unusual" ones.
    Including
    Lonicera syringantha.
    Lonicera albertii.
    Lonicera setifera... flowers on bare wood in winter.

    http://flickeflu.com/photos/11713966@N02/interesting

    Lonicera standishii Budapest.

    http://site.plantes-web.fr/brochetlanvin/0/boutique/47616/lonicera_standishii___budapest_.htm
    Lonicera crassifolia.

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=LO...GO7Abet4CIDw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1063&bih=447
    Lonicera elisae.

    http://www.asianflora.com/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera-elisae.htm
    etc .
     
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    Ooops ...weird... wouldn't add .. then added twice!
     
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    Lonicera crassifolia - now that is great
     
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    Silver surfer beat me to it. L. syringantha was my next guess. Had me fooled in that ours is a deeper red flower than that one. ?L.s. Dart's Red?
     
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