honeysuckle
Lonicera flava
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 20 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Shrub , vine
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Orange-yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Honeysuckle (Lonicera flava) is a vine for borders, cottage gardens, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Fragrant orange-yellow flowers open in early to late spring. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with The President clematis, False indigo, and Anise hyssop.
Native range
Southeast United States.