Snowbrush is an accurate name, for it produces dense clusters of soft white flowers in the spring. Ames 20129 was supplied by Lawyer Nursery, Inc. , Plains, Montana. These plants were started from a seed collection at a high elevation in western Montana. Probable hardiness USDA Zone 5. It has dark, rosy red flowers and is resistant to the honeysuckle witches broom aphid.
Plant form is compact, round-oval in form.
Mature size is about 2 meters. Late season foliage quality is better than average for honeysuckle. The witches broom aphid, a pest of cultivated honeysuckles, has helped reduce the uncontrolled spread of these shrubs. Resistant varieties, such as this selection, should be used with caution. Such accessions should be sited in areas isolated from natural plant communities and monitored closely for seedling spread.