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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica ยท Caprifoliaceae

A vigorous twining climber valued for its intensely sweet-scented white flowers that age to yellow through summer. Beautiful and nectar-rich, but a declared environmental weed that smothers native vegetation.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Climber & Creeper
  • Light
    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Water
    Moderate Water
  • Soil
    Loam, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Subtropical
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    9 m H ร— 5 m W
  • Foliage
    Semi-Deciduous
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Long-Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Fast-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Higher Maintenance
  • Good for