pink honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 20 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Habit
- Shrub , vine
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White , pink , yellow , purple
- Foliage color
- Green occasionally tinged with red.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pink honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) is a shrub for borders, low maintenance gardens, and woodland settings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink, rose, or purple flowers appear in spring and summer, and hummingbirds visit them. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows as a loose shrub, but branches will twine up a fence or nearby plant.
Pairs well with Hummingbird sage, Snowbrush, and Wild geranium.
Native range
CA, OR, and WA; BC.