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Scientific
Name
Lonicera
sempervirens
Common
Name
Trumpet
honeysuckle; Coral honeysuckle
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Hardiness Zone:
6, 7, 8 |
[Magnifica]
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Habit: Evergreen
to deciduous
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Growth
Rate:
Rapid |
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Texture:
Medium
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Height:
15
to 25'
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Exposure:
Sun to partial shade
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Climbing
Method: Twining |
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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:
Prefers moist soil but is drought tolerant; noninvasive; high nitrogen
fertilizer will produce foliage at the expense of flowers; native;
flowers on new growth; flowers attract hummingbirds
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Cultivars:
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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Additional
Images |
© Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University
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