Lonicera x heckrottii (Everblooming Honeysuckle)
Botanical name: Lonicera x heckrottii
Common names: Everblooming Honeysuckle, Gold Flame Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Climbing or creeping vine
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade; shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate
Flower color: Pink; yellow, orange
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Fragrance: Fragrant; perfume plant
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Invasive: Can spread quickly, needs controlDeciduous or semideciduous vine or small shrub, up to 12 feet tall. Believed to be a hybrid between Lonicera x americana and Lonicera sempervirens. It is valued for the long blooming period and the bright colors of its flowers.Honeysuckle prefers full sun, but will tolerate partial sun, and even some light, afternoon shade. Once established, Honeysuckle needs only moderate watering, unless the summer is very dry. If the planting area is properly prepared and mulched, your Honeysuckle will be satisfied with a light annual applicaton of a balanced fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season, and then once again in the middle of the blooming season.
Similar plants: Lonicera x heckrottii (Everblooming Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera nitida (Box Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera periclymenum (European Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera quinquelocularis (Translucent Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera sp. (Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera thibetica (Tibetan Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera x brownii (Coral Honeysuckle)
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Megaflor - Bloom Nutrition Booster