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Header Photo: Mervin Wallace

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens
Plant Type: Vines
Native Environment: Forest
Season of Interest: Mid (May - June), Late (July - frost)
Main Color: Red
Fall Color:

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Sun Exposure 
Full Sun, Medium Sun/Average Shade
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Hummingbird
Wildlife Benefit
Butterfly / Moth Host, Butterfly / Moth Nectar
Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size

Height:

10 to
15
feet

Spread:

4 to
6
feet
Size
Height: 10 to
15
feet
Spread: 4 to
6
feet
Size
Height: 10 to
15
feet
Spread: 4 to
6
feet
Typical Landscape Use
Can be used as a ground cover, as well as areas in sun or part sun where vines are wanted.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Use on a fence, trellis, or arbor, or use as ground cover, in part shade to full sun. Will do well in dry to average soil.
Special Features
Special Usage
Ground Cover, Salt Tolerant
Basic Description

Clump-forming vine. Great species for hummingbirds. The red flowers are prolific for about a month in May/June followed by sporadic flowering the rest of the season. Not an aggressive vine like Japanese honeysuckle. Ecological Benefits: Hummingbird nectar; host to spring azure butterflies and snowberry clearwing moths.

Green plant with red fruit coming out of the center of the leaf

Perfoliate leaf with fruit. Photo: Brooke Widmar

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