15 seeds Leycesteria formosa or Aurea Gold Leaf Honeysuckle #YREG61

Seeds from Leycesteria formosa Aurea Gold Leaf Honeysuckle. This very unusual variety produces blossoms in the mid summer and bright red berries in the fall. These very unusual drooping maroon and white blossom clusters on the tips of the branches of golden, lime, and burgandy tipped leaves. Really attracts wildlife in USDA zones 7 to 10. The hummingbirds go crazy over it and animals and birds eat the berries and they are supposedly edible with a bitter taste. If the temperature gets below 12F or -10C, the stems will be killed to the ground. The plant is a fast grower and will quickly come back. Mulch is necessary to protect roots from cold temperatures. Very easy to grow and does keep in a nice shrub form.