Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
RHS AGM 1997
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size15 to 30 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is a vine for borders and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It climbs fast and stays evergreen, and the fragrant yellow and white flowers draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Birds visit it too.
Pairs well with Etoile Violette clematis, Mandarin honeysuckle, and Joe-pyeweed.
Native range
Native to Japan, Korea, and Manchuria and China..