General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 23 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small, ovoid bluish-black berries
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Fading to yellow with age
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

Common names
  • Honeysuckle

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