Lonicera sempervirens

trumpet or coral honeysuckle

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Family

Caprifoliaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia

Plant Type

Vine

Height

10 - 20ft

Spread

6 - 12ft

Flower Color

Red, Yellow

Fruit

Berry; Red

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

April - October

Fall Color

semi-evergreen

Habitat

roadside thickets, old farmsteads, fence rows, open woods, dry stony woods, edge of woods, overhanging cliffs

Notes

flowers intermittently until frost; flowers/fruits present together; transplants well; may have aphids - hose off, snip new growth and damaged buds; semi-evergreen; do not use nonnative, invasive Japanese honeysuckle

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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