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Goldflame Honeysuckle

Goldflame Honeysuckle

Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame'

Item #5899 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9

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Plant Description

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.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Twining stems quickly reach 15 ft. long.
    Key Feature:
    Fragrant Flowering Vine
    Blooms:
    Spring through Fall
    Landscape Uses:
    Container, Espalier, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Ground Cover, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen
  • Detail
    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
    Garden styleCottage, Rustic, Tropical
    Companion PlantsConeflower (Echinacea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Milkweed (Asclepias); Bee Balm (Monarda); Aster (Aster)
  • Care
    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.
    Light Needs:
    <strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Moderate
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

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