Scientific Name
Lonicera japonica

Common Name
Japanese honeysuckle
Hardiness Zone: 6, 7, 8

Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Texture: Fine to medium
Height: 20 to 30'
Exposure: Sun to partial shade
Climbing Method: Twining stems
Flower/ Fruit: White, fragrant flowers that fade to yellow; small black berries
Comments: Naturalized, rampant vine; invasive; difficult to control
Cultivars: Aureorecticulata (small leaves; less hardy), Hall's; Halliana (very fragrant), Hall's Prolific (excellent flower production), Michell's Rose, Purpurea
   
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