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Caprifoliaceae
European fly honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum
Also known as European honeysuckle, Fly honeysuckle, Dwarf honeysuckle, Chamaecerasus xylosteum
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Honeysuckle · Shrub · Deciduous · Wildlife · Hardy · Naturalized · Partial-Shade · Low-Maintenance
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
European fly honeysuckle is a hardy deciduous shrub that tolerates various soil conditions and requires minimal maintenance. It prefers partial shade and moderate watering, making it ideal for naturalized landscapes. Once established, this shrub is quite drought tolerant and attracts wildlife.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 8 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Indiana
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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