hairy honeysuckle
Lonicera hirsuta
USDA zones2 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size3 to 15 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Orange , yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hairy honeysuckle (Lonicera hirsuta) is a vine for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and woodland edges. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy soil. It grows quickly and blooms orange and yellow in spring and again in summer. Bees and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Bunchberry, Indigo bush, and Common juniper.
Native range
MA, MI, MN, NY, and 4 more places. See all 8
MA, MI, MN, NY, PA, VT, WI; ON, and QC.