trefle.io · Taken Jun 4, 2018 by jose (cc-by-sa)
Caprifoliaceae
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Also known as Caprifolium brachypodum, Lonicera brachypoda aureoreticulata, Lonicera japonica f. chinensis, Lonicera japonica f. macrantha
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Vine · Fragrant · Climbing · Flowering · Wildlife · Invasive · Fast-Growing · Honeysuckle · Perennial
Japanese honeysuckle is a vigorous, fast-growing vine that thrives in partial shade to full sun with regular watering. It produces highly fragrant white and yellow flowers that attract pollinators and hummingbirds. Prune aggressively each season to keep it contained, as it can spread rapidly.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist; allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.9–8.3
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 5 ft – 20 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Azores, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, California, Cayman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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