Harlequin honeysuckle
Lonicera italica 'Harlequin'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 12 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Harlequin' honeysuckle (Lonicera italica 'Harlequin') is a vine for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It sits low on the menu for deer. The blue-green leaves have creamy white edges that flush pink in fall. Fragrant flowers attract hummingbirds and birds, and you can train it onto a fence, trellis, or pergola.
Pairs well with Nepeta, Woodbine, and Tree peony.