(Honeysuckle)

Pretty, sweetly-scented honeysuckles are members of Lonicera, a genus containing about 180 species native primarily to China and other portions of the Northern Hemisphere. These woody shrubs and twining vines may be evergreen or deciduous, and are typically quite vigorous and adaptable. Many Asian and European species have escaped cultivation and become invasive in portions of eastern North America.

Honeysuckle leaves are usually simple (without lobes or indentations), with or without...

(Brown's Honeysuckle, Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle)

Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle is a semi-evergreen climber that is a cross between Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera hirsuta. It is fast growing and boasts beautiful red trumpet-shaped flowers, which bloom all summer, and pretty blue-green foliage. Hummingbirds are particularly attracted to its profuse red flowers. This extremely hardy vine withstands many soil conditions and does best when grown in full sun. Show them off on a strong fence or trellis.

(Brown's Honeysuckle, Dropmore Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle)

Dropmore Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle is a vigorous semi-evergreen climber that is a hybrid cross between Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera hirsuta. It is fast growing and boasts beautiful scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers, which bloom all summer, and pretty blue-green foliage. Hummingbirds are particularly attracted to its profuse bright scarlet flowers.

This extremely hardy vine withstands many soil conditions and does best when grown in full sun. A fertile to average garden...

(Brown's Honeysuckle, Kristin's Gold Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle)

Large clusters of intensely colored golden flowers gives this hybrid honeysuckle highbrow looks as it climbs and rambles around the garden. It is derived from Lonicera x brownii, a group of hardy, long-blooming hybrids from a cross Lonicera sempervirens, native to the eastern U.S., with the little known Lonicers hirsuta, a hardy native of southern Canada and the north central U.S.. This cultivar, ‘Kristin’s Gold’ reaches out with long stems bearing blue-green leaves and...

(Winter Honeysuckle)

Winter honeysuckle is a cold hardy, fountain shaped, semi-evergreen shrub grown for its intensely fragrant flowers that bloom in the depths of winter. The species is native to China where it is found in open woodlands--which suggest one good location in the garden. Slender, arching branches produce a graceful form that deserves to stand on its own. The leaves are large, oval, and medium green to blue-green, and the youngest twigs are purple.

The flowers are small and open, not trumpet-shaped like...

(Honeysuckle)

Heckrott's honeysuckle is a vigorous growing deciduous to semi-evergreen vine that is a cross between Lonicera americana and Lonicera sempervirens. It has dark green leaves and showy pink to yellow, slightly fragrant flowers that bloom from early to late summer. This honeysuckle tolerates a wide range of soils, prefers full to part sun and looks best trained along on a trellis or fence.

(Gold Flame Hybrid Honeysuckle, Honeysuckle)

Heckrott's gold flame honeysuckle is a vigorous semi-evergreen vine that is a cross between Lonicera americana and Lonicera sempervirens. It has dark green leaves and vivid coral and yellow tubular flowers that are mildly fragrant. These bloom from early to late summer. This honeysuckle tolerates a wide range of soils, prefers full to part sun and looks best trained along on a trellis, pergola or fence.

(Honeysuckle, Pink Lemonade Hybrid Honeysuckle)

Fast growth, intense color and fabulous scented flowers make ‘Pink Lemonade’ a useful vine for traditional home landscaping. It is a selection of Heckrott's honeysuckle, a hybrid of Lonicera americana and the red-flowered southeastern American native Lonicera sempervirens. It bears large blue green leaves on long running stems that twine their way upward when growing near arbors or trees. Though deciduous, this vine may remain semi-evergreen in warmer climates.

The sweetly fragrant...

(Japanese Honeysuckle)

Japanese Honeysuckle is a semi-evergreen vine that is native to eastern Asia and has become naturalized across many regions of the United States. It has light to dark green leaves and highly fragrant tubular flowers that are white with lilac markings and age to creamy yellow. These bloom from spring to early summer and are followed by red to orange berry-like fruit that is attractive to birds. The dense foliage of Japanese honeysuckle has no notable fall color.

These vigorous Japanese honeysuckle...

(Hall's Japanese Honeysuckle, Japanese Honeysuckle)

Hall's Honeysuckle is a semi-evergreen vine that is native to eastern Asia and has become naturalized across many regions of the United States. It has light to dark green leaves and highly fragrant tubular white flowers that age to creamy yellow. These bloom from spring to early summer and are followed by red to orange berry-like fruit that is attractive to birds. The dense foliage of Japanese honeysuckle has no notable fall color.

The vigorous 'Halliana' can tolerate a wide range of soils and...