Lonicera x heckrottii (Goldflame Honeysuckle)

Goldflame Honeysuckle (Lonicera x heckrottii)

Height, Spread: 10-13 ft, 3-6 ft

Water/Soil: Moist, Well-drained

Light: Full Sun - Part Shade

Bloom: Spring-Fall, Gold, purple or pink flowers

Native Range:  Parent species from Europe & USA

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Wildlife resource

Notes: Semi-evergreen hybrid of Lonicera caprifolium × Lonicera etrusca × Lonicera sempervirens. A climbing vine that grows well on arbors, fences, or mailboxes. Can also be pruned into a shrub. Flowers display best in sunny areas. It is attractive to hummingbirds along with other pollinators and songbirds eat its berries. It is listed as invasive in Illinois but not elsewhere.