Lonicera sempervirens

red honeysuckle, coral honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle, woodbine
Family

Caprifoliaceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear, oblong, elliptic, obovate

Growth Form

vine

Flower Color

red, yellow

Flower Petals

5

Flower Month

March - November

Height (meters)

1.0 - 5.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Growing Season

Warm season

Leaf Retention

Deciduous


Wetland Class

FAC

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

2

Cultural Information

A beautiful landscape plant that is widely cultivated. Cuttings can be rooted in summer using rooting harmone.

Animal Use

An excellent nectar plant for humming birds and orchard orioles.

Natural History

A woodland species, widespread in Louisiana and east Texas, that may creep out into prairie in the absence of fire.

Habitat

Woodlands, thickets, fence rows. Flowers red with yellow throat.