Melinda Myers

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