Lemon Beauty honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina 'Lemon Beauty'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Lemon Beauty' honeysuckle (Lonicera ligustrina 'Lemon Beauty') is a shrub for borders, hedges, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows 35 to 71 inches tall and wide with an arching habit. The leaves stay green all year, and the blooms are fragrant. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Caramel coral bells, Catmint, and Purple Sensation ornamental onion.