amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White aging to yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is a shrub for shade gardens and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. The fragrant white flowers age to yellow in spring and early summer, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit them. Its arching branches grow fast, so give it plenty of room.
Pairs well with Northern bayberry, Royal fern, and Sedge.
Native range
Eastern Asia.