General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 120-360 inch
Plant Spread: 40 inch
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds 0.4 inch
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: germination may take up to 1 year
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Henry's Honeysuckle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lonicera acuminata
  • Synonym: Lonicera henryi

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-01

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery

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