ShrubsMexican Honeysuckle
Justicia spicigera
Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 3-5ft × 3-5ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. It blooms in orange. It attracts hummingbirds.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-5ft × 3-5ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Orange
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds
- Native to
- Mexico, C America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Mexican Honeysuckle is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
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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