Scientific
Name
Lonicera sempervirens
Common
Name
Trumpet honeysuckle |
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Hardiness
Zones: 6-9
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[John Clayton] |
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Habit:
Deciduous to semi evergreen
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Exposure:
Sun to partial shade; prefers moist
soil but is drought tolerant
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Height:
15 to 25'
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Flower/Fruit:
Coral to red and yellow, trumpet-shaped
flowers mid spring to fall; berries (red, black) attract birds
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Comments: Larva food for spring azure butterflies;
flowers attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies; fruit eaten by birds;
rapid grower; climbs by twining; noninvasive; high nitrogen fertilizer will
produce foliage at the expense of flowers; flowers on new growth
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Cultivars:
L. sempervirens
var. sulphurea (yellow); Alabama
Crimson, Cedar
Lane (dark red), Dropmore
Scarlet, Flava,
Sulfurea
(yellow), John
Clayton (yellow),
Leo, Magnifica
(red outside, yellow inside),
Superba (scarlet)
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Name | Native
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Name
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Consumer Horticulturist
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Johnson
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