trefle.io · Taken May 31, 2020 by Jane S (cc-by-sa)
Caprifoliaceae
Smooth honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica
Also known as Lonicera glaucescens, Smooth-leaved honeysuckle, Caprifolium glaucum, Lonicera media
Native Plants · Native Honeysuckle · Climbing Vine · Pollinator Plant · Fragrant Flowers · Hummingbird Plant · Lonicera · Woodland Garden · Low Maintenance
Smooth honeysuckle is an easy-care native climbing vine with fragrant tubular flowers that attract pollinators. It thrives in partial shade and average moisture conditions with minimal maintenance once established. Provide support structure for climbing and prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Moderate watering, allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 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
- Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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