Tolmachev’s honeysuckle (Lonicera tolmatchevii Pojark., Caprifoliaceae) in Saint Petersburg

• Published in: HORTUS BOTANICUS
• Main Authors: Firsov Gennady, Volchanskaya Alexandra, Tkachenko Kirill
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Petrozavodsk State University 2017
• Subjects: Lonicera tolmatchevii; Caprifoliaceae; качество семян; интродукция; ботанический сад; Санкт-Петербург; Botany; QK1-989; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15393/j4.art.2017.4663; https://doaj.org/article/f2246809b4db45549dba0dde3c19fd3b

Tolmachev’s honeysuckle (Lonicera tolmatchevii Pojark.) is a regressive relict endemic of Russian Far East flora (Sakhalin Island). It has been cultivated in Saint-Petersburg at the Peter the Great Botanical Garden since 1990. The introduction experience has shown that this species is winter hardy and decorative during flowering and fruiting. In Saint Petersburg Tolmachev’s honeysuckle manage to produce well developed seeds. The seeds of summer ripening do not have a rest period and sprout within 10-15 days. This species may be recommended for mass reproduction by both reproductive and vegetative diaspores and for wider involvement in arboriculture.