Coral honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens L.
Also called coral honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle.
Well-behaved native twining honeysuckle with coral-red tubular flowers from spring into summer — a key hummingbird vine.
Size over time
Typical landscape size 3–6 m (10–20 ft) tall and 0.9–1.8 m (3–6 ft) wide; medium growth, about 5 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.25) from the #3 install size.
Bloom
Coral red flowers, Apr–Sep (northern-hemisphere months; timing shifts with region and season).
| Plant | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral honeysuckle : Apr–Sep |
Design notes
- Not invasive like Japanese honeysuckle; flowers are unscented.
- Aphids and powdery mildew in shade; give sun and air.
- Prune lightly after the main spring bloom.
Regions
Native range: Eastern and southern U.S..
Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:
Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.
Related plants
Plan with Coral honeysuckle
Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.