Clavey's Dwarf Honeysuckle Shrub

Clavey's Dwarf is a dense, rounded, deciduous honeysuckle with yellow spring flowers and dark-red berries. Its compact form suits a foundation planting, informal hedge, or mixed shrub border. The [Royal Horticultural Society](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/62989/lonicera-claveys-dwarf/details) lists the assigned name as a synonym of Lonicera × xylosteoides ‘Clavey's Dwarf’; [Colorado State University](https://webdoc.agsci.colostate.edu/klett/H221/shrubdescr1/LoniceraxxylosteoidesClavey's.html) describes this hybrid as a 3–6-foot dwarf with mid-May flowers and red fruit.\n\n## Growing\n\nThe small leaves are dark to gray-green, and the shrub’s dense branching makes it useful where a clipped or naturally rounded outline is wanted. [University of Connecticut](https://plantdatabase.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=270) notes that the related ‘Claveyi’ form can be shaped by pruning and is suited to difficult sites.\n\n## Maintenance\n\nPlant in sun or partial shade and water regularly while it establishes. After flowering, prune lightly to maintain the desired outline; avoid shearing so heavily that the shrub loses its natural rounded form. Check the soil before watering during dry weather, and renew mulch around the root zone as needed.