Lonicera xylosteum
Botanical Name
Lonicera xylosteum
Hardiness
Zones 4 to 6
Height
8 to 10 feet
Width
10 to 12 feet
Flowers
May: white to yellowish-white, in pairs
Fruit
Dark red berries
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Adaptable
Planting and Care
Easily grown, tolerates shearing, urban and salt tolerant
Problems
Honeysuckle leaf folding aphid, fungal leaf spots
Varieties to Consider
'Claveyi' - Clavey's Dwarf Honeysuckle, yellow flowers, hedge or screen
'Emerald Mound' - very dwarf 3'x6', bluish-green foliage, resistant to Honeysuckle aphid
'Miniglobe' - 3'x3', rounder and more dense than 'Emerald Mound', Zone 3
'Emerald Mound' - very dwarf 3'x6', bluish-green foliage, resistant to Honeysuckle aphid
'Miniglobe' - 3'x3', rounder and more dense than 'Emerald Mound', Zone 3