privet honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall4 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Creamy white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Privet honeysuckle (Lonicera ligustrina) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It has an arching shape and creamy white, fragrant flowers. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant, and it keeps its green leaves through winter.
Pairs well with Oakleaf hydrangea, Prairie dropseed, and Foam flower.
Native range
China.