trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
GCA Plant of the Year 2023
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 15 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Scarlet/orange with yellow inside
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a vine for borders, pollinator gardens, containers, and specimen use. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Red tubular flowers with yellow insides bloom in clusters, then give way to bright-red berries. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees visit the blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Eastern redbud, Blue wild indigo, and Big bluestem.
Native range
Southeastern United States.