General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small ovoid coral-red berries
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Creamy-yellow, turning darker yellow with age
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Honeysuckle

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-05-28
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-05-28
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08

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