Honeysuckle Vine
- Botanical Name
- Lonicera
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 9
- Height
- 10 to 20 feet
- Width
- 10 to 20 feet
- Flowers
- Summer to fall: pinks, reds, oranges, yellow, white; fragrant
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Provide good air circulation, grow on trellis or other support
- Flowers of honeysuckle vine are edible and have a sweet flavor
- Do not eat flowers of bush-type honeysuckles
- Problems
- Powdery mildew, can be invasive
- Varieties
- Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame' - rose-pink flowers with yellow throat
- Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet' - scarlet red flowers, long flowering
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