Lonicera semperivrens is a Florida native plant as well as being native to much of the eastern United States.
By far my favorite trumpet honeysuckle. I really love the fact that it is especially long blooming. While other honeysuckles have their season of blooming, Major Wheeler blooms from spring to fall.
This is a very colorful honeysuckle, quite striking with its vivid contrast between hot pink and yellow. Fills in a trellis quite quickly, and takes heavy pruning in stride. I have mine on an entrance trellis into my herb garden and keep it sheared to about 1' on either side of the support. The evening/morning fragrance is sweet, but not as strong as other honeysuckles I have. Very nice vine. I have not had any health problems with it.
This plant is considered invasive in the Northeastern US. It is banned/prohibited in CT, MA, NH & VT according to the USDA.
Dropmore Scarlet is one of the trumpet shaped Honeysuckles. Like all trumpet Honeysuckles, it is very attractive to hummingbirds although the flowers have no scent.
I do love all of my honeysuckles, but Serotina is especially nice. This late Dutch honeysuckle starts blooming in the summer and pretty much keeps blooming after that. It also forms red berries, which the birds, especially catbirds, just love to eat.
Nothing beats the scent of Japanese Honeysuckle when it is in bloom. It's wonderful! It reminds me of summer nights when I was a child. Japanese Honeysuckle does seem to be very prone to powdery mildew, but that does not slow down the blooming.
This is a beautiful, Spring flowering bush growing "wild" on my fence line.
A truly amazing shrub. While not the most attractive growth habit, it offers the winter/early spring garden several weeks of intense, delicious, wafting, pervasive, sweet, addictive perfume. In a good year, flowers will last 6-8 weeks and are impervious to rain, snow, frost, ice, hail and wind. In spite of the often rangy growth habit, try to prune as little as possible so you will not sacrifice any of next year's glorious blooms.
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) 'Scentsation' is a pale yellow honeysuckle with a long summer bloom period. It is a source of nectar for pollinators and hummingbirds. In late summer and fall, its red berries attract song birds. Bred in England, 'Scentsation' does well in full or part sun and likes medium to moist, well-drained soil.
