Leycesteria formosa Purple Rain

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    Hi,

    Is Leycesteria formosa Purple Rain a Honeysuckle or is it described like Honeysuckle?
     
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    I seem to remember the common name for Leycesteria being Himalayan honeysuckle.

    But its not a climber, its an upright shub.
     
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      It is in the same family, Caprifoliaceae, but not actually a Lonicera which is Honeysuckle.
       
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