limber honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Habit
- Shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red , orange , yellow , purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Limber honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) is a vine for woodland gardens, pollinator gardens, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy or loamy soil. Red tubular flowers bloom in whorls and attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, and you will see more flowers in full sun. Rabbits tend to nibble other plants first. Birds feed on the red berries that follow.
Pairs well with Dutchman's breeches, Sensitive fern, and Common snowberry.
Native range
AR, CT, GA, IA, and 28 more places. See all 32
AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY; AB, and ON.