Serotina common honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark red outside and yellow and white inside
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Serotina' common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina') is a vine for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. The fragrant flowers open dark red outside and yellow and white inside, and red berries follow in late summer and fall. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Let it climb a fence, trellis, or pergola.
Pairs well with Jackmanii clematis, Limelight hydrangea, Amsonia, and Little bluestem.