Light Needs
Goldflame Honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame'
Sku #5899
An excellent vine to use as a cover for trellis, arbor and fencing. Also works well when pruned to form a dense shrub-like shape. Purple to deep pink buds open to sweetly fragrant, golden yellow, tubular flowers throughout summer. Semi-evergreen in milder climates; deciduous in colder areas.
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Light Needs
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Water NeedsWater regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Fragrant Flowering Vine
Light Needs
Partial to full sun
Landscape Uses
Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:lon-ISS-er-a
Plant type:Vine - Requires Support
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Twining stems quickly reach 15 ft. long.
Special features:Easy Care, Fast Growing
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Spring through Fall
Flower color:Red
Flower attributesFragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Companion PlantsConeflower (Echinacea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Milkweed (Asclepias); Bee Balm (Monarda); Aster (Aster)
Care Information
Thrives in average to very fertile, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Apply fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Prune annually to control size.Write a Review
This Plant's Growing Zones:
4 - 9
