white honeysuckle
Lonicera albiflora
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall3 to 8 feet wide
- Habit
- Vine
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
White honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora) is a shrub for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Fragrant white flowers open in spring and again in autumn, and orange-red berries follow. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit it. The branches can twine, so give them room to spread.
Pairs well with Wax myrtle, Tickseed, and Fountain grass.
Native range
AZ, NM, OK, and TX.