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Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens · Vine
Coral Honeysuckle is a fast-growing vine, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 8–15 ft × 3–6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to black walnut and compaction and deer.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8–15 ft × 3–6 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Compaction, Deer, Salt
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
Will it survive your winters?
We score Coral Honeysuckle’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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