Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

Photo:

Pat Kolling

Honeysuckle

Latin Name:

Lonicera sp

A very attractive vine for covering fences or trellises. Very showy and long blooming. Fruit is black, red, yellow, or white, many seeded. The variety in our garden unknown as it was already growing when the garden was planted.

Taxon ID#

55 MAINTENANCE

Maintenance Level:

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

5 Sun Preference:

Partial Sun

Water Preference:

M

Soil Preference:

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Best in organically rich soils with good drainage.

Fertilizer Needs:

Recommended Mulch:

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Origins:

Plant Type:

Vine

Native to northern hemisphere

Oregon native:

no

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Green

Foliage Description:

Leaves opposite, usually simple, entire, short petiole or sessile, upper leaf pairs often fused, forming a disc.

Fragrant:

yes

Predominant flower color:

Yellow

Flower Description:

Flowers in axillary pairs or in whorls of 6 in terminal clusters, 5 sepals, corolla often tubular with 5 lobes.

Fall color:

no

Fall Color Description:

Winter Foliage:

Deciduous

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

Mature height:

10-15'

Mature spread:

3' to 6'

Growth rate:

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

yes

Fire Resistant:

yes

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

Pat Kolling

Used by Wildlife:

no

Hedge/Screen:

no

Swales:

no

Wildlife Use:

Border:

no

Erosion Control:

no

Windbreak:

no

Cover Structures:

yes

Ground Cover:

no

Provides Shade:

no

Rock Garden:

no

Adds Texture/Movement:

no

First Bloom:

Jun

Last Bloom:

Aug

Ornamental Accent:

no

Garden Observations:

SEASONAL CARE

Spring Care:

Watch for aphids

Summer Care:

Deadheading; Watch for aphids

Fall Care:

Winter Care:

Long Term Care:

Insect Pests:

Aphids

Wildlife Pests:

Powdery mildew

Diseases:

No serious diseases

Environmental Problems:

Landscape Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Care Comments:

RESOURCES

OSU Landscape Profile:

https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/lonicera

USDA Plants:

https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LONIC

Calscape Database:

LBJ Native Plant Database:

Missouri Botanical Garden Database:

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=258379&isprofile=1&basic=lonicera

Monrovia Profile:

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Alternate Source 2:

Source Comment:

Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

Photo:

Pat Kolling

Honeysuckle

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Latin Name:

Taxon ID#

55

MAINTENANCE

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

5

Sun Preference:

Partial Sun

Water Preference:

M

Soil Preference:

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Best in organically rich soils with good drainage.

Fertilizer Needs:

​

Recommended Mulch:

​

Family:

Origins:

Plant Type:

Vine

Native to northern hemisphere

Oregon native:

no

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Green

Foliage Description:

Leaves opposite, usually simple, entire, short petiole or sessile, upper leaf pairs often fused, forming a disc.

Fragrant:

yes

Predominant flower color:

Yellow

Flower Description:

Flowers in axillary pairs or in whorls of 6 in terminal clusters, 5 sepals, corolla often tubular with 5 lobes.

Fall color:

no

Fall Color Description:

​

Winter Foliage:

Deciduous

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

​

Mature height:

10-15'

Mature spread:

3' to 6'

Growth rate:

​

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

yes

Fire Resistant:

yes

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

​

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

Pat Kolling

Used by Wildlife:

no

Hedge/Screen:

no